Now there is a serious Power Crisis in the ENTIRE country. Here in Islamabad, we are facing load-shedding up to 4-8 hours a day in urban areas (that is in Islamabad) and things are not improving. Initially the load-shedding was for 30 minutes after every 2 hours but since last week, they do it after every 1 hour during the day time and every 30 minutes after 5 PM (for 30 minutes mostly and 1 hour in between). The most irritating part of this load-shedding is that NO schedule whatsoever has been published for people to know and try to manage things in a better way. I was watching Geo and they were showing reports of rural areas of entire country where they are getting electricity for only 2-4 hours a day.
Effects:
It affects all sections of society, students (education), industry, agriculture, health (hospitals) - every aspect of society as we know it.The continuing power crisis has not only disrupted the daily lives and businesses of people but has also added to their miseries. It has impeded the growth of both small scale and large scale businesses. It would not be wrong to say that the frequent power breakdowns have brought both the domestic and social lives to a standstill. The shopping malls and the open markets that were once swamped by the customers are now dark and deserted.
Resources of electricity in pakistan:
As per following details power generation in Pakistan is 12641 mega watts. While 5117 mega watts power is under construction and pre feasibility stage.
Hub Power Company 1286 MW
Jamshoro Power Company 1054 MW
Lalpir & Pakgen Thermal Station 727 MW
Guddu Thermal Station 1049 MW
Kapco 1600 MW
Ghazi Barotha 1450 MW
Mangla 1000 MW
Tarbela 3478 MW
Warsak 243 MW
Chashma Dam 184 MW
Malakand Dam 22 MW
Dargai Dam 20 MW
Rasul Dam 20 MW
Nadipur Dam 13 MW
Shadipur Dam 14 MW
Chihoki Dam 14 MW
Renala Dam 1 MW
Chitral Dam 1 MW
Kuram Ghari Dam 4 MW
Jagran Dam 30 MW
Chashma Nuclear Power Complex 300 MW
Karachi Nuclear Power Plant 125 MW
Jhimpir Wind Power Plant 6 MW
Under Construction
Akhori Dam 600 MW (under consideration: in pre feasibility study stage)
Diamir Basha Dam 4500 MW (under construction, to be completed in 2018)
Gomal Zam Dam 17 MW (under construction, to be completed in 2017)
Conclusion:
It is, therefore, very clear from the above that Pakistan needs to aggressively pursue ways to increase its power-generating capacity. The best options available today are nuclear and coal, followed by wind and solar. Hydroelectricity can only be pursued after all environmental, ecological and geopolitical issues are settled with a consensus among all four provinces.
Pakistan needs to set up at least a dozen nuclear power plants, large coal fired plants, wind farms and solar plants in the next 10 years to generate about 20,000 MW of electricity. We need to invest at least a billion dollars a year in developing the infrastructure and establishing power plants using nuclear, coal, wind and solar technology. We need to cut back on non-development expenditures by at least one billion dollars a year to invest in energy needs.
Industrialisation around the world has taken place because of the abundance of reliable and cheap electrical power (infrastructure, human resource and government incentives follow). Reliable and cheap availability of electric power in Pakistan will lead to large-scale investment in industry, creation of jobs, elimination of unemployment and poverty, greater manufacturing and exports, trade surplus and the reduction of deficits. It will lead to a prosperous Pakistan
Effect:
An energy crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. It usually refers to the shortage of oil and additionally to electricity or other natural resources.
The crisis often has effects on the rest of the economy, with many recessions being caused by an energy crisis in some form. In particular, the production costs of electricity rise, which raises manufacturing costs.
For the consumer, the price of gasoline (petrol) and diesel for cars and other vehicles rises, leading to reduced consumer confidence and spending, higher transportation costs and general price rising.
Effects:
It affects all sections of society, students (education), industry, agriculture, health (hospitals) - every aspect of society as we know it.The continuing power crisis has not only disrupted the daily lives and businesses of people but has also added to their miseries. It has impeded the growth of both small scale and large scale businesses. It would not be wrong to say that the frequent power breakdowns have brought both the domestic and social lives to a standstill. The shopping malls and the open markets that were once swamped by the customers are now dark and deserted.
Resources of electricity in pakistan:
As per following details power generation in Pakistan is 12641 mega watts. While 5117 mega watts power is under construction and pre feasibility stage.
Hub Power Company 1286 MW
Jamshoro Power Company 1054 MW
Lalpir & Pakgen Thermal Station 727 MW
Guddu Thermal Station 1049 MW
Kapco 1600 MW
Ghazi Barotha 1450 MW
Mangla 1000 MW
Tarbela 3478 MW
Warsak 243 MW
Chashma Dam 184 MW
Malakand Dam 22 MW
Dargai Dam 20 MW
Rasul Dam 20 MW
Nadipur Dam 13 MW
Shadipur Dam 14 MW
Chihoki Dam 14 MW
Renala Dam 1 MW
Chitral Dam 1 MW
Kuram Ghari Dam 4 MW
Jagran Dam 30 MW
Chashma Nuclear Power Complex 300 MW
Karachi Nuclear Power Plant 125 MW
Jhimpir Wind Power Plant 6 MW
Under Construction
Akhori Dam 600 MW (under consideration: in pre feasibility study stage)
Diamir Basha Dam 4500 MW (under construction, to be completed in 2018)
Gomal Zam Dam 17 MW (under construction, to be completed in 2017)
Conclusion:
It is, therefore, very clear from the above that Pakistan needs to aggressively pursue ways to increase its power-generating capacity. The best options available today are nuclear and coal, followed by wind and solar. Hydroelectricity can only be pursued after all environmental, ecological and geopolitical issues are settled with a consensus among all four provinces.
Pakistan needs to set up at least a dozen nuclear power plants, large coal fired plants, wind farms and solar plants in the next 10 years to generate about 20,000 MW of electricity. We need to invest at least a billion dollars a year in developing the infrastructure and establishing power plants using nuclear, coal, wind and solar technology. We need to cut back on non-development expenditures by at least one billion dollars a year to invest in energy needs.
Industrialisation around the world has taken place because of the abundance of reliable and cheap electrical power (infrastructure, human resource and government incentives follow). Reliable and cheap availability of electric power in Pakistan will lead to large-scale investment in industry, creation of jobs, elimination of unemployment and poverty, greater manufacturing and exports, trade surplus and the reduction of deficits. It will lead to a prosperous Pakistan
Effect:
An energy crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. It usually refers to the shortage of oil and additionally to electricity or other natural resources.
The crisis often has effects on the rest of the economy, with many recessions being caused by an energy crisis in some form. In particular, the production costs of electricity rise, which raises manufacturing costs.
For the consumer, the price of gasoline (petrol) and diesel for cars and other vehicles rises, leading to reduced consumer confidence and spending, higher transportation costs and general price rising.
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