Pakistan is now the fifth most populous country in the world having a population of more than 220 million. The maximum energy demand from residential and industrial units is 25,000 Mega Watt (MW) whereas the transmission and distribution capacity is stuck at approximately 22,000 MW. The 3000 MW of electricity need is looking to the authorities concerned. The demand and supply deficit shows that Pakistan needs to find out innovative ways of building its capacity and sources of energy production. According to World Energy Outlook, more than 51 million people in Pakistan are deprived of access to electricity. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, in its annual State of the Industry Report, determines that about 20% of all villages, 32,889 out of 161,969, are not joined to the national grid station. Grim that those households that are statistically linked go through with daily blackouts so it is estimated that more than 144 million people across Pakistan do not have reliable access to electricity. Hence, Pakistani households use a mix of technologies to power their homes and sell. According to a report by The National Bureau of Asian Research, the severe current energy crisis shows grim fears to Pakistan’s frail economy … Continue reading Pakistan: Energy Crisis and Salvation