The Prospective Non-Conventional Alternate and Renewable Energy Sources in Pakistan—A Focus on Biomass Energy for Power Generation, Transportation, and Industrial Fuel

Wajahat Ullah Khan Tareen, Zuha Anjum, Nabila Yasin, Leenah Siddiqui, Ifzana Farhat, Suheel Abdullah Malik, Saad Mekhilef, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Ben Horan, Mohamed Darwish, Muhammad Aamir and Leong Wen Chek
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Wajahat Ullah Khan Tareen: Department of Electrical Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Zuha Anjum: Department of Electrical Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Nabila Yasin: Department of Electrical Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Leenah Siddiqui: Department of Electrical Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Ifzana Farhat: Department of Electrical Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Suheel Abdullah Malik: Department of Electrical Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Saad Mekhilef: Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (PEARL), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian: School of Software and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia
Ben Horan: School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
Mohamed Darwish: Electronic and Computer Engineering, Brunel University London, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK
Muhammad Aamir: Department of Electrical Engineering, Bahria University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Leong Wen Chek: Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (PEARL), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-49

Abstract: Pakistan is experiencing an undersupply of electricity, causing load shedding several hours per day due to the adherence to conventional energy resources having quantitative and environmental limitations. Fossil fuels generate more than half of the country’s total electricity, but they will ultimately run out due to their limited supply. Their combustion emits greenhouse gases, posing environmental threats. Since the world is tending toward efficient and sustainable alternative methods for harvesting energy from nature, Pakistan has also been investigating an elevated deployment of renewable energy projects. This paper presents a critical analysis of the present energy sector of Pakistan along with global scenarios. Pakistan relies on mainly thermal, hydro, and nuclear energy for power generation. National solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass resources have not been extensively explored and implemented. This paper provides an insight into the potential of these resources in Pakistan to generate electricity for the national grid on a large scale. It focuses on biomass energy, which can be harnessed from bagasse, poultry waste, and municipal waste for power production, and biomass-based fuel for industries and transportation. It concludes that biomass is the most sustainable, available, implementable, and environment-friendly resource that can be utilized to lessen the energy demand and supply gap in Pakistan.

Keywords: electricity generation; energy crisis; renewable energy sources; transportation; biomass energy; biofuels (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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