Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey
Currently, the electrical energy crisis is an important issue in Pakistan. Due to the shortage of electrical power, inhabitants of the country are facing 10–12 h of blackouts in urban areas and 14–20 h in rural areas daily. The current demand for electrical power is 15,000 MW, which is expected to i...
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| author | Waqar Uddin Ayesha Kamran Zeb Aun Haider Bilal Khan Saif ul Islam M. Ishfaq Imran Khan M. Adil Hee Je Kim |
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| description | Currently, the electrical energy crisis is an important issue in Pakistan. Due to the shortage of electrical power, inhabitants of the country are facing 10–12 h of blackouts in urban areas and 14–20 h in rural areas daily. The current demand for electrical power is 15,000 MW, which is expected to increase further to 49,078 MW by 2050. Conventional energy sources are unable to meet this demand. This paper discusses the potential of Small Hydro Power Plants (SHPPs) to partially overcome the shortage of electricity. Overall, 60,000 MW of hydroelectric resources have been identified in Pakistan. whereas, approximately 11% of the identified resources are operational, producing 7228 MW of electric power. The energy crisis can be easily overcome by installing SHPPs. The use of SHPPs has been estimated to save 120 million tons of coal or 83.3 billion liters of oil in a year. Thus, these plants are environmentally friendly and make a low contribution to global warming. Worldwide, SHPPs provide employment to 0.2 million people. Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technology (PCRET) and Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) has installed 1100 SHPPs, with a total capacity of 42.507 MW, which fulfills the electrical energy demand of approximately 0.7 million people in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f76d14b07b224c239c5188b8b8ee01f72022-12-22T03:56:36ZengElsevierEnergy Strategy Reviews2211-467X2019-04-0124166177Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A surveyWaqar Uddin0 Ayesha1Kamran Zeb2Aun Haider3Bilal Khan4Saif ul Islam5M. Ishfaq6Imran Khan7M. Adil8Hee Je Kim9School of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University Busan, South Korea; Corresponding author.Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Management & Technology Lahore, Sialkot Campus, PakistanSchool of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University Busan, South Korea; School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National University of Science and Technology Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Management & Technology Lahore, Sialkot Campus, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, COMSATS University Abbottabad Campus, PakistanSchool of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University Busan, South KoreaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University Busan, South KoreaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University Busan, South KoreaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Air University Islamabad, PakistanSchool of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University Busan, South KoreaCurrently, the electrical energy crisis is an important issue in Pakistan. Due to the shortage of electrical power, inhabitants of the country are facing 10–12 h of blackouts in urban areas and 14–20 h in rural areas daily. The current demand for electrical power is 15,000 MW, which is expected to increase further to 49,078 MW by 2050. Conventional energy sources are unable to meet this demand. This paper discusses the potential of Small Hydro Power Plants (SHPPs) to partially overcome the shortage of electricity. Overall, 60,000 MW of hydroelectric resources have been identified in Pakistan. whereas, approximately 11% of the identified resources are operational, producing 7228 MW of electric power. The energy crisis can be easily overcome by installing SHPPs. The use of SHPPs has been estimated to save 120 million tons of coal or 83.3 billion liters of oil in a year. Thus, these plants are environmentally friendly and make a low contribution to global warming. Worldwide, SHPPs provide employment to 0.2 million people. Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technology (PCRET) and Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) has installed 1100 SHPPs, with a total capacity of 42.507 MW, which fulfills the electrical energy demand of approximately 0.7 million people in Pakistan.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X19300240 |
| spellingShingle | Waqar Uddin Ayesha Kamran Zeb Aun Haider Bilal Khan Saif ul Islam M. Ishfaq Imran Khan M. Adil Hee Je Kim Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey Energy Strategy Reviews |
| title | Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey |
| title_full | Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey |
| title_fullStr | Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey |
| title_short | Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey |
| title_sort | current and future prospects of small hydro power in pakistan a survey |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X19300240 |
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