Causes of Energy crisis in Pakistan

Causes of Energy crisis in Pakistan

In our blogs we've discussed in detail that why there are energy crisis in Pakistan, what are the factors to it what steps have been taken in order to overcome all these crises and what are the resources and how we’re using them.

To dig down the reasons to find who is responsible for this entire crisis in Pakistan, we might come across different aspects. The responsible ones are not only the government but also the people they are governing. Their have been lack of knowledge for overcoming this crisis.

Ex- Government of Pakistan was working on new projects to overcome the emerging demands of electricity and after their failure there was huge amount of shortfall in the electricity.

The major reason to see how developed countries have maintained their standard in this regard is that they put control on everything. There proportion was balanced whether you took their population, working hours and market hours. If you look at China, they have law of having only two children and their working hours might be tough but they have put control on the time schedule of opening stores for shopping. Everything has been done in day light and stores at night are close at early timings to avoid the wastage of electricity. If we look at Pakistan, we've no proper working hours, every single thing is imbalanced. There has been lack of awareness in people to overcome this problem. The population in Pakistan is increasing day by day and people have no resources or not enough resources for feeding their family. If we admire west in this regard then we have to look upon their policies too and then we've to adapt them too.

The living standard of people has been raised. To my belief, there are only two classes in Pakistan; Rich and the Poor’s one. One who is rich is extremely rich and the poor ones have crossed even the line of poverty. There is no upper middle class and lower middle class and if there are then these peoples are suffering hard to spend their livelihood peacefully.

Another aspect to the causes of energy crisis in Pakistan is the industrial development and expansion of houses. Daily base transportation has also been increased due to which production of electricity has been getting not enough resources to fulfill its demands.

Looking at the shortfalls of electricity, Government of Pakistan cannot waste time on having failure projects and the major reason to why project fails is that there has been lack of planning to perform these projects successfully. In order to have successful projects, proper planning needs to be done to overcome this crisis.

The demand is much bigger than the developed projects. Currently in Pakistan there is 20,000 MW need against the production of 11,500 MW.

Dependency on non-renewable resources is the biggest failure. The prices of these resources changes in the international market regularly due to which there is destabilization in the expenditures of electricity production in Pakistan.

Uses of renewable resources will help Pakistan to overcome this major shortfall quickly.

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.

Creditworthy citizen

Elections where a responsible citizen feels encouraging for bringing change in the society. The right of vote belongs to the people having age of 18 or more whether men or women. Pakistan constitution puts no restrictions in the name of gender and it fully support role of women in politics. The Political history has shown some great leaders like Benazir who rule the Pakistan political party i.e. PPP for years.

Being a responsible citizen is not just a so called duty of the Pakistani but the utter promise that we should make to the leaders that put great efforts to get a separate own land where everyone has a right to worship his God according to his or her own believes. Thinking of bringing change to the society feels that you’re alone in the world of aliens then think how Quiad-e-Azam would feel ages ago demanding a separate own homeland for not only Muslims but also for the people belonging other religions and on what account he feels so attached  by the suffering Muslims in sub-continent?

The answer is yet not simple for the people who feel strange towards their country ethics!

The leader like him who is well educated, having great career ahead and living a luxurious life why he feel the pain why he believes in Two Nation Theory? Why he urged every Pakistani to become educated to serve his or her country? Why he urge not to fall in the cast and creeds departing each other’s in Sindhi, Balochis, Pathans and Punjabi's because a true leader knows that United we stand and Divided we fall.

Unfortunately by witnessing such Political and non-political conditions of Pakistan we've somehow forget the true essence of being a patriotic Pakistani where the love of raising the image and standard of country has been lost in the piles of own greed’s where the self-image should be better the country’s image doesn't matter, where we feel ashamed to tell someone that we’re Pakistani, where to change the nationality is the premium quality dream.

To discover the responsible of such conditions we will answer the Government of Pakistan however the stakeholders for this cause are many including us!

We do not vote because we think that one vote can how bring change? The hope of our true leader is shattered by his nation by giving such under statements. We break the laws because we think that when everyone is breaking law then why not me?

A leader having such traits cannot be reborn in a society like this where no one has moral values, but the country is surviving as we've brave soldiers and some of responsible citizens.

We desperately need some more personalities like our Quaid to save our ship from drowning. The change will however not that easy by simply just voting however by understanding the responsibilities that are due on us one by one and to take start from somewhere is necessary then not to take!!!