fueling the future - Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Mukhtar AhmedExhibit 6: Indigenous Resource PotentialOil 41 MTOE 309 Million bblGas 629 MTOE 29 tcf @ 900 btu/scfCoal Proven 991 MTOE 3,303 MTCoal Inferred 22,680 MTOE 50,700 MTCoal Hypothetical 50,410 MTOE 112,700 MTInstalled Hydel 6,600 MWPotential Hydel 41,700 MWOil Gas CoalFuelAnnual ProductionReserves toProduction RatioOil 24.12 Million bbl 13Gas 1.34 tcf @ 900 btu/scf 22Coal 4.59 MT 720Hydel Potential Realized 16%of most of the sites in mountainous regions in the north where constructionof access roads can involve significant investments, cost of resettlementof affected populations, and longer lead times associated withdetailed technical studies required for project design.In view of the above outlook for exploitation of the domestic resourcebase and associated risks, Pakistan has given high priority to tapping theenergy resources in the region, and several projects for import of naturalgas from the gas-rich countries in the Middle East and1Central Asiahave received serious attention. These include pipelines for import ofgas from Turkmenistan, Iran, and Qatar. In addition, import of powerfrom Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, which are rich in hydel resources, isalso under active consideration. The development of these options forimporting energy has been constrained by the sensitive regional securityenvironment, special technical issues, and complexities associated withcommercial and operating arrangements typical of large projects requiringinter-country agreements.| 24 |