2013 International Conference on renewable energy technologies in Pakistan
Energy needs are indelibly linked to Pakistan’s economic and
sustainable growth capabilities. Pakistan has been in increasing
demand across various areas of energy sources. Given the need
for energy, the Government of Pakistan is doing its utmost
efforts to explore and promote renewable energies and energy
efficiency. Potential for almost all types of renewable energies
exists in the country viz. solar (PV and thermal), wind, biogas,
micro-hydel/canal-fall, biodiesel production, biomass/waste
to energy production, geothermal, tidal/ocean energies etc. On
an average solar global insolation 5–7 kWh m -2 day-1 exists in
the country over 95% of its area. Wind speed 5–7 ms -1 persists
in coastal regions of Sindh and Baluchistan provinces and in a
number of North-West Frontier Valleys. According to a survey,
Pakistan possesses more than 20,000 MW of economically viable
wind power potential. Moreover, 720 million kg day -1 animal
dung can produce 1243 MW of electricity while 81 million tons
of biomass can contribute significantly for energy production
without harmful effects on the environment. The International
Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies would go a long
way in the mitigation of energy deficient scenario in Pakistan.
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Solar energy is the way to go for Pakistan: Speakers
International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies in Pakistan