Impacts of wind energy on coal based power generation planning of Pakistan | |
| Author | Ramzan, Muhammad |
| Call Number | AIT Proj. no.PM-EBM-13-19 |
| Subject(s) | Wind power--Pakistan Electric power production--Pakistan |
| Note | A project submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Degree of Professional Master in Energy Business Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | |
| Abstract | Energy is a vital part of human life and plays crucial role in the development of a country. Provision of sustainable andaffordable energy sources is one of indispensible responsibilities of the government of a country. At present fossil fuels are major energy sources and more than 80% of total primary energy supply is coming from fossil fuels at global level. Due to increasing demand of energy the use of fossil fuels is increasing which not only damaging environment but is also increasing the import bill of the countries which are highly dependent on imported fuels due to limited domestic availability of these fuels. In such situations the countries are planning to promote domestically available renewable energy sources especially for electricity production. Pakistan is one of those developing countries which are facing severe electricity crises and the supply demand gap of electricity is increasing since 2006. To cope with the situation, the government has taken number of steps including facilitating investors to install renewable electricity and permitting Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to setup fossil fuel based power plants. As a results number of projects (both renewable and fossil fuel based) have been approved and are in different stages of completion. From among renewables wind energy got more attention whereas in fossil fuels based projects both natural gas and coal based power plants are under consideration. The coal power plants are planned due to immense availability of domestic coal. However, domestic coal is highly emission intensive and the construction of coal based power plants may increase the emission levels in Pakistan which may lead to health problems and global environmental issues. On the other hand construction of wind based power plants can provide healthy environment to the nation and do not use any fuel. Moreover by adding wind based electricity innational grid instead of coal power plants, the country can reduce fossil fuel dependence of power sector and can earn foreign reserves by selling the saved coal in the international market. |
| Year | 2013 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | |
| Type | Project |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) + School of Management (SOM) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Business Management (Professional Master) (PM-EBM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Marpaung, Charles O. P. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Singh, Jai Govind;Weerakorn Ongsakul |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | World Bank (EDSMAT) |
| Degree | Project (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |