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Energy crisis in Pakistan

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Introduction
Energy is the backbone of the country, blood in the veins of national life, and factor which keeps life going on...........

Current condition
• Sufficiency in energy is assurance to excel any countries economy
• According to an international analysis, the oil and gas reserves will be finish in the second half of the current century
• Alternative energy resources are being explored
• There are 929 billion tons of coal reserves in the world
• Whose 40% is used to produce electricity
• 178 billion tons coal exist in Pakistan
• Whose price is $30 trillion which goes to 187 times high than the Pakistan’s current GDP

A glance on background
• Our past is responsible for our feature
• We did work only on short term policies
• Corruption, energy theft, line losses added fuel into fire
• We chosen wrong way produce electricity
• Renewable resources ignored
• Concerned institutions did not achieve their target
Energy consumption and production
• Leading consumer is household 43%
• Industrial sector consuming 30%
• Agriculture 13%
• Govt. 7%
• Commercial sector 6%
• Street light 1%

Production
• Thermal 12478 mw which is 64. 12 percent
• Hydel 6480 which is 33.30%
• Both contributing 97.42%
• Nuclear 462, 2. 37
• Renewable resources 0.42%
Causes of energy crisis

1. Mal administration

• Lack of effective and efficient polices
• Pakistan has to need of project oriented rather than goal oriented polices
• long term and sustainable polices are unfamiliar in our all history of Pakistan
• attitude of delaying new project as long as possible has been common practice

2. no proper use of renewable resources

• wind energy, 1046km coastline of sindh , power potential of 50,000 mw
• solar energy
• tidal energy

3. immense quantity and tiny exploitation of coal
• Pakistan’s coal is equivalent to Saudi Arab and Iran’s oil reserves which is 400million barrels of oil
• It has the capacity of electric generation for 30 years
• At maximum cost of .4 per unit
• Mr. Mumbark mand on coal reserves

4. aging of equipment
• they are not able to generate expected electricity
5. wastage of energy
• energy conservation policy is limited to news papers, advertisings, and in seminars
• a new culture is needed for energy conservation
• both elite and lower class are responsible for that
6. high cost of fuel
• cost of crude oil increased from$4o to $140 in short span of time
• Pakistan is producing much electricity with thermal
7. poor distribution system
• long liens
• use of cheaper wires
8. energy theft
• its common practice
• both in rural an urban
• employees corruption
• no check and balance
9. rapid growth in population
• high demand of energy
• low production
10. unnecessary domestic consumption

11. inadequate political vision
• delay in projects
• corruption
12. lack of public cooperation

Effect of energy crisis

1- closure of industries
• around 25% textile units have been closed
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2- trade deficit
• the export target did not achieved
3- flow of capital
• investors are moving towards alternative countries
4- low industrial growth
• production based industry
5- inflation
• due to high cost of production
6- poverty
• declined purchasing power
7- unemployment
• termination of employees

Possible solution

1- Sole energy administration for regulation of energy sector should be formed
2- Energy conservation
3- Production of energy with renewable resources
• Wind
• Solar
4- Nuclear power plants
5- Construction of dams
• Basha dam
• And other dames
6-Exploitation of coal reserves
7- IPI gas pipeline
8- Electricity import from Iran
9-Conservation of energy

Conclusion