Youth Manifesto 2012 190912

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YouthManifesto2012Energy Crises of PakistanAuthor: Touseef Abbasi (YP02-AJK02)When it comes to natural resources, Pakistan has been especially blessedwith abundant coal reservoirs. However, due to inappropriate governanceand misallocation of funds the country is unable to utilize these assets fullcapacity. In order to improve the current situation, Thar coal supply needs tobe exploited for usage as alternative supply of fuel. Environmental punditsmay not completely promote the use of coal for energy purpose; however,considering the current economic limitations of the country such anapproach is viable. A short term solution in the form of fuel import can also beadopted especially from neighbouring countries like China and Iran. However,this solution would be short-term and may only be used for providingemergency relief to energy deficit areas. These measures will not solve theproblem since it would further burden the country's economic position. Onthe other hand Government organizations such as WAPDA and PEPCO arecurrently in a state of circular debt which has further increased the problemand until the Government does not generate funds for investments in thissector the energy crises would prevail but due to the current economicposition this is not possible. A proposed solution is giving electricity on creditfor industrial use. Another important aspect that is needed to be considered isthe inappropriate collection of all the dues from the public sectororganizations. An implementation of a new and improved system ofaccountability is needed to improve the financial condition where everyorganization regardless of their ownership should be forced to pay the rightamount applicable to them.The existing thermal power plants are currently not utilized to their fullcapacity and an improvement is required to increase their efficiency to theirfull potential. The amount of investment required for the construction of newpower projects is considerably high as compared to the amount required forrental power plants hence for efficient allocation rental plants should bepromoted. Also mega projects like dams and reservoirs with greater capacityshould be constructed especially projects like the Bhasha and Bunji damneed to be allocated with extra funds by the Government. However suchprojects require large financial investments which Pakistan would not be ableto afford in the current economic crises. An increase in the foreign directinvestments as well as international agencies can very well cater to thisproblem. Along with these, it is highly recommended to the Government topromote the construction of small dams and micro hydro projects all acrossthe country especially since the country might be financially incapable oflarge dams. This can increase the storage capacity and fulfil the country'sproblem on a comparative scale.Regardless of the different measures used, t is very important to realize thatfuel sources such as oil and gas are fossil fuels and with the ever increasingconsumption they are bound to diminish. Therefore it is very important thatPakistan should focus on the other renewable sources of energy such aswind water and solar. There should be an increase in the research and29
YouthManifesto2012development in the area so that these different sources can be utilized todecrease the dependency upon fossil fuel. The initial investment on solarpanels tends to high, therefore in order to promote its usage by the Privatesector; interest free loans should be introduced to reduce the initial cost bornby the individual investors. Such measure if taken promptly and effectivelywould definitely improve the energy crises in Pakistan.30
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