Electrical Power Crisis in Pakistan

1. Case Study on Electric Power
Crisis In Pakistan
By
Musa Raza
Professor : Eric
Pollock

2. Geographical Position of
Pakistan

4. Facts & Figures
Pakistan’s energy crisis initiated in the end of 1999
which turned out to be worse since last one decade.
 Max Production capacity = 21,143 MW
 Max Electricity Production =5,643 MW
 Current Electricity Demand =21,000MW
 Electric Power shortfall of = 5,500MW
There are approximately 6-12hours
blackouts in cities & 10-16hours in rural
areas during peak.

5. Production means for electricity

6. Energy Potential
 Solar energy production potential is
2,900,000MW against current production of
20+ MW Only!
 Wind energy production potential is
340000MW against current production of
255.4 MW.
 Hydro energy production potential is
60,000MW against current production of
6720MW.
 Pakistan has one of world’s largest coal
deposits of 185 billion tons and
unfortunately more than 90% resources are
still unexplored.

7. Causes of Electrical Power Crisis
• Mismanagement of energy resources..
• Dependency on expensive means of productivity e.g Oil & Gas.
• Aging of equipment.
• Faulty distribution system.
• Silting Process.
• Economic & Political instability.
• Illiteracy & Poverty.
• Electricity Theft.
• Huge energy losses due to poor and old infrastructure.
• Lack of Periodical Maintenance.

8. Solution to Pakistan’s Increasing
Electricity Crisis
It is a biggest challenge for the nation to fix this increasing energy
crisis.
Following approaches can be adopted to cope up with this crisis.

9. • Increase IPPs
(Independent
power
producers).
• Reactivation
of closed
power
stations.
• Importing
electricity from
neighbouring
countries to
improve the
situation and
rebuilding of
industries.
• Utilization of
available
renewable
energy
resources.
• Development
& Installation
of biogas,
solar, wind &
micro hydro-
based projects
in villages
• Development
& installation
of coal based
powerhouses.
• Construction
of new
proposed
dams.
• Exploration
and
management
of available
resources like
coal, gas & oil.

10. Suggestions
 Completion & focus to on-going hydro, solar, wind energy projects.
 Educate individuals to save energy.
 Transparent bill recovery system.
 Continuous maintenance of the existing power stations on yearly basis to improve
their life.
 Designating right professionals to right positions with an ability to assess the future
energy demands and their management.
 Promoting education so literacy rate could be improved which certainly is root cause
of such issues.

11. Questions