MS in Energy and Power Systems

Program Description

The Masters in Energy and Power Systems program has been designed to meet the demand of local and international industries by training and educating the existing and future engineers in energy and power sectors as well as sustainable electrical energy generation. The program aims to produce graduates of high caliber with the right skills and knowledge. The graduates of this program will also be capable of leading teams involved in the operation, control, design, regulation, and management of energy and power systems.

Why Study at PAF IAST?

Location and Ambience

PAF IAST is nestled in natural mountains that flank its campus from all sides, offering one even the ravishing view of snow-capped peaks of Nathiagali and natural winding trails. To its north-west is Tarbela Lake, a journey of only a few kilometers from the campus. Set in the middle of the campus is a natural lake, fed by the springs of surrounding mountains. The campus is just a 3-kilometer drive from the Hazara Motorway. The ideal setting equally conducive to academic activity and aesthetic sensibilities of the human eye is a serene island of its own kind, far from the chaos, congestion, and cacophony of metropolitan culture. The major cities like Islamabad, Abbottabad, are just an hour’s drive, while small towns like Wah, Hasanabadal, Taxila, and Swabi can be reached in just half an hour.

Technology Advancement and Foreign Partnership

This institute is an emerging center of excellences, with its own technology park. All faculty members hold PhD degrees in appropriate disciplines. By virtue of its wide array of facilities and the facilitation for its students to learn and benefit both from classroom teaching and faculty trained at premier Austrian universities/institutions, the institution is ideally cut out for imparting state-of–the-art engineering and allied education in Pakistan. The institute enjoys close linkages with top ranking universities in Austria and China. We have already concluded with them formal agreements regarding student and faculty exchange programs, provision of dual degrees in certain areas, and the training support from foreign faculty. cities like Islamabad, Abbottabad, are just an hour’s drive, while small towns like Wah, Hasanabadal, Taxila and Swabi can be reached in just half an hour.

Academia-Industry Relationship

There is a strong synergetic relationship between academia and industry which paves the way for job opportunities for students even in the midst of their studies. PAF IAST will serve as a welcome platform for the industry to share their requirements for a skilled workforce. This will enable the institute to incorporate their valuable inputs in practical vocational training and expose the students to industrial perspectives

On-Spot Industry Internship

It will be a mandatory requirement for every student to do an internship every semester in an appropriate industry. This will garner them practical experience related to their respective degree programs. To crown it all, Technology Park will afford them rare opportunities to apply themselves innovatively and become promising entrepreneurs.

Need and Merit-based Scholarships

Different types of local and foreign scholarship opportunities are available on need and merit base.

Degree recognized by Higher Education Commission

Austrian trained, foreign-qualified PhD faculty

Hands-on practical training through laboratory work/projects

Opportunity to work on research projects funded by national & international organizations.

Industrial collaboration

  • Industry oriented curriculum
  • Industrial expert lectures, industrial visits, and joint projects
  • Opportunity to work with Industry Practitioners / Engineers

Tuition fee payment per credit hour

Flexible credit hours for semester load

Evening and Weekend Program

Teaching methodology - Blended learning

Associated Careers

The power and energy industries are spreading widely due to the penetration of renewable energy into the national grid. These rapid changes create industry demand for professionals who understand renewable energy generation techniques, grid integrations, new power electronic interfaces, improved modelling and simulation capabilities, and knowledge of advances control, and optimization for the energy and power systems. Our graduates will get opportunities in different local and international industries related to power generation, transmission, distribution, solar power integration, power electronics solutions, and energy management systems.

Siemens Engineering Co. Ltd. Pakistan

Skyelectric

Tesla Industries, Pakistan

Transfopower, Paksitan

Albario Engineering, Pvt. Ltd.

National Engineering Services Pakistan

Water and Power Development Authority

Power Distribution Companies (IESCO, PESCO, LESCO, DESCO)

Power Transmission Company (NTDC)

Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO)

Degree requirements

The minimum and maximum program duration are 3 semesters (1.5 years) and 8 semesters (4 years), respectively. For the award of MS (Energy and Power Systems), candidates will either need to complete 30 credit hours of coursework or complete 24 hours of coursework along with 6 credit hours of research work/thesis. All core courses (total 12 credit hours) are mandatory. The remaining credit hours shall be completed by studying courses from the list of electives. Additionally, Research Methodology, a non-graded 2 credit hour course must also be passed.

Course Curriculum

Core Courses

  • ECE-821 Advanced Power System Transmission and Distribution  
  • ECE-822 Advanced Power System Analysis  
  • ECE-823 Advanced Power System Operation and Control  
  • ECE-827 Energy Resources 

Elective courses

  • ECE-801 Applied Machine Learning for Power System 
  • ECE-844 Power System Stability and Control 
  • ECE-832 Smart Grids – Active Networks and Microgrids  
  • ECE-828 Battery Energy Storages in Smart Grids  
  • ECE-818 Seasonal Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies  
  • ECE-803 Modeling and Simulation of Energy Systems  
  • ECE-831 Smart Grid Communication  
  • ECE-825 Distributed Energy Generation Systems  
  • ECE-845 Control and Simulation Principles of Converter Systems and Drives  
  • ECE-829 Energy Policy  
  • ECE-817 Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles  
  • ECE-826 Energy Management  
  • ECE-812 Power Electronic Application in Smart Grids  
  • ECE-824 Advanced Power System Protection 
  • COMP-942 AI in Smart Energy Systems 
  • COMP-844 Advanced Machine Learning 
  • COMP-845 Advanced Deep learning 
  • MME-865: Renewable Energy Systems 
  • MMS-821: Design Optimization and Analysis Techniques