Identifying and addressing barriers to renewable energy development in Pakistan

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 927 - 931
• Main Authors: Mirza, Umar K., Ahmad, Nasir, Harijan, Khanji, Majeed, Tariq
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2009; Elsevier
• Series: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Barriers; Economic data; Energy; Energy economics; Energy policy; Exact sciences and technology; General, economic and professional studies; Natural energy; Pakistan; Renewable energy; Renewable energy Barriers Pakistan; Asia; Pakistan; Renewable energy; Barriers; Pakistan; Economic analysis; Fiscal policy; Obstacle; Energy policy; Market penetration; Social aspect; Institutional analysis
• ISSN: 1364-0321; 1879-0690
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.11.006

To ensure a sustainable energy future for Pakistan, it is necessary that the energy sector be accorded a high priority. Pakistan remains predominantly reliant on fossil fuels as its primary source of energy. Efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increasing the share of renewable energy in the energy supply systems have met with little success so far. The barriers to development of renewable energy can be broadly classified as policy and regulatory barriers, institutional barriers, fiscal and financial barriers, market-related barriers, technological barriers and information and social barriers. In this article, an effort has been made to identify the barriers that limit the use of renewable energy technologies in general and with specific reference to Pakistan, and outline the measures to address these barriers.