Energy Crisis – Non Renewable Resources

Energy Crisis - Non-renewable resources

Nowadays Pakistan is facing numerous crises. The crises were not born in a single day but they grow themselves as there were no policies designed to handle them by the government of Pakistan. They grew in a way that now after 10+ years they are uncontrollable. From so many crises, I am here talking about energy crisis in Pakistan. In my previous blog, I discussed the reasons, factors and demands. Now it is time to discuss the resources of energy production in Pakistan.

Renewable & Non- Renewable resources

Pakistan has two types of resources for electricity production, which are mentioned below:

• Non-Renewable resources which are limited and expensive like Fossil Fuels
• Renewable resources which are unlimited and cheap

This blog is only dedicated to discuss the Non Renewable resources in Pakistan and how it becomes the part of crisis in Pakistan.

Non-Renewable Resources:

Non-renewable resources include Fossil fuels and they come in the form of coal, crude oil and gas. These fossil fuels are obtained from the earth’s crusts which are gleaned further to have resources like Diesel, Petrol, Oil, Charcoal, LPG, Organic gases and Paraffin. The resources like these are not good for environment and they are the main reason behind Global warming.

Oil:

Oil is used in this field to generate power, marketplace, household supports and agriculture. Oil is generating 64% of energy and 34% of the power is being generated from the Hydro Power. The analyst state that currently the crude oil in Pakistan is found in the regions which is approximately 303.63 zillion barrels and the amount of oil we are taking about is of 24 zillion every year. Most of the crude oil has also been imported to satisfy the demands of energy.

Natural Gas:

Natural gas in Pakistan is manufactured about the rate of 4,048.76 zillion cubic feet daily and the demanded need is of 3,986.53 zillion. The main usage of natural gas is in commercial and industrial development to make buyer goods, concrete floors, fertilizers and in the generation of electricity in Pakistan. The usage of natural gas is just not limited to commercial, industrial and power generation but it is also in Pakistan as the form of Compressed Natural Gas, which is used for transport system. It involves 43.7% for energy generation and LPG contributed 0.7%. Natural gas is found to be as the cheapest element in Pakistan, although whole world consider this as the most expensive element as they don’t have it. The main reason behind increase of Gas demand is that most of the vehicles are not now running on Petrol as it expensive then Gas, so most of the cars are converted on Natural Gas. But in the end of 2014, the prices of petrol were reduced as much as the rate of Gas.

Coal:

According to the analysts the manufacturing of coal in Pakistan is round about 185 million tones, furthermore 175 million tones of coal is also discovered in the fields of Thor. The usage of coal is demanded in concrete floors market areas and in brick kiln. One of the major coal power plants is Guddu power plant that manufactures 1650 MW. Although the reserved coal in Pakistan is not being consider of up to mark quality.

In next session I will discuss the Renewable Resources and how they have been misused in Pakistan.