Renewable energy in Pakistan
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Renewable energy in Pakistan is a relatively underdeveloped sector; however, in recent years, there has been more and more interest to explore
Solar power
There have been some efforts to install and expand the use of solar energy in Pakistan. The average amount of daily sunlight in Pakistan is eight and a half hours[citation needed]; there are a few cloudy days even in the wettest regions. Eight power generation plants have been installed and eleven are in various stages of completion.[when?] Further feasibility studies are undergoing. In December 1981, the first solar photovoltaic system was commissioned, located in Mumniala (a village 60 km from Islamabad). Four solar systems has been commissioned in Khukhera (Lasbela district), Ghakar (Attock district), Malmari (Thatta district) (now that system is unserviceable) and Dittal Khan Laghari, Digri (Mirpurkhas district).The Punjab government announced the establishment of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park over an area of 5,000 acres in the Cholistan Development Authority in Bahawalpur.[3]
A practical example of the use of solar energy can be seen in some rural villages of Pakistan where houses have been provided with solar panels that run electric fans and energy-saving bulbs. One notable and successfully implemented case was the village of Narian Khorian (about 50 kilometers from Islamabad), which employs the use of 100 solar panels installed by a local firm, free of cost; these panels have provide energy through lights and fan facilities to some 100 households.[4] The
Wind power
Pakistan is developing wind power plants in
Some examples are:
- Jhimpir Wind Power Plant(operational)
- Gharo Wind Power Plant (operational)
- Bin Qasim Wind Power Project (under construction)
- Artistic Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. (Operational)
- Artistic Wind Power (Pvt.) Ltd. (Operational)
Micro Hydropower
Micro Hydro more than 3000 MW micro hydropower potential exists in Pakistan only 150 MW has been utilized yet. T15 is the international standard turbine being used locally.
Tidal power
References
- ^ "Energy Data Explorer". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ Khan, Halima. "Reneable Energy is on top on NEPRA's agenda - Tauseef H. Farooqi" (PDF). Energy Update. 14 (June - July 2020): 25. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Daily Tribune, March 27, 2015
- Pakistaniat
- ^ "Wind power and solar energy in Pakistan". PPI News Agency. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
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