Energy - IUCN

"Generate sufficient energy by establishing new hydro electric power stations on
the most promising sites identified in the ranking study on the tributaries of River
Indus. The exhaustive energy demand of energy of the entire population projected
till the year 2016 can be met by implementation of the projects listed in Table 21. The
dependency on biomass resources shall thus be minimized. At the same time other
steps like promoting plantation, improved farm management and community
training, establishment of wood based industries and provision of alternate energy
like hydro electricity particularly in areas in close proximity of top soil erosion".
7.2. Energy Conservation Strategy
Energy conservation offers the most cost effective supply option to bridge the
demand and supply gap. Conservation is a form of use of available energy more
efficiently and thereby minimizing the waste component and reducing the losses to
maximum possible extent. The same level of output can be achieved with less
energy or output can be increased with no corresponding increase in energy
consumption. If the wastage and losses of the energy available from the existing
resources are reduced. The energy thus saved can be made available to a greater
number of consumers. It is therefore another way of adding to the total supply of
available energy. In this respect, energy conservation is similar to increasing energy
supplied through increased levels of domestic production.
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Energy conservation also has several advantages over other supply options. It has
short gestation periods. It has specific advantages in terms of scarce foreign
exchange and above all it has positive environmental consequences. It is estimated
that a comprehensive Northern Areas level energy conservation programme may
increase available energy supplies by 20-25% over a relatively short time frame and
at much lesser cost than production of the same amount of energy by conventional
sources of energy. Losses can be minimized by using adequate size of conductors,
transformers of appropriate capacity and positioning them at the load centres in the
existing network. Adequate repairs of power generating, equipment and timely
overhauling may improve the efficiency. This will enhance the plant factor thereby
supply comparatively more energy in a specific time spell. Significant saving of
energy can be achieved by introducing the use of efficient house-hold appliances
for lighting, heating and cooking etc by domestic and commercial consumers.
Significant amount of energy can be saved by industrial consumers by avoiding
idle running of their equipment and introducing efficient equipment.
A large part of energy savings can be captured in a relatively short time, as
compared to the longer development time needed for meeting other energy supply
options. A number of energy saving steps can be implemented in a comparatively
short period of time (within a few months) while developing and construction of a
new power station and distribution network requires 4-5 years normally.
Energy conservation can be targeted at all sectors of economy including, industries,
residential buildings, commercial buildings like hotels and shops, hospitals and
educational institution and agriculture sector.
The cumulative power transmission and distribution losses in the existing power
supply system of NAare in the order of 30%. This high order of losses is due to over
loaded power supply network. The conductors and transformers erected twenty