Hydropower use in Pakistan: Past, present and future

Energy is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development and economic growth. Electricity is a basic part of nature and it is one of the most widely used forms of energy. Hydropower is perceived as an environment-friendly, low-cost source of electricity that relies on proven technology. Pakis...

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Published inRenewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 1641 - 1651
Main Authors Mirza, Umar K., Ahmad, Nasir, Majeed, Tariq, Harijan, Khanji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2008
Oxford Elsevier
SeriesRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Subjects
Applied sciences
Economic data
Electric energy
Energy
Energy economics
Energy of waters: ocean thermal energy, wave and tidal energy, etc
Exact sciences and technology
General, economic and professional studies
Hydropower
Hydropower Renewable energy Pakistan
Natural energy
Pakistan
Renewable energy
Asia
Pakistan
Renewable energy
Hydropower
Pakistan
Hydroelectric power plant
Energy policy
Market penetration
Case history
Long term
Forecasting
Hydroelectric small power plant
Hydraulic power
Project
Industrial organization
Electricity
Water engineering
Installed capacity
Electric power production
Institutional analysis
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Summary:Energy is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development and economic growth. Electricity is a basic part of nature and it is one of the most widely used forms of energy. Hydropower is perceived as an environment-friendly, low-cost source of electricity that relies on proven technology. Pakistan has been an energy-deficient country historically. The installed electricity generation capacity is 19,547MW presently out of which 6599MW comes from hydropower. The identified hydropower potential in the country is approximately 41,722MW. The Government is accordingly giving priority to hydropower generation projects in both public and private sectors. Recent power policies have attracted good response from private entrepreneurs. Several projects are in different stages of implementation. Micro-hydropower development in the northern part of the country is benefiting the previously under-privileged communities. This article presents an overview of hydropower development in Pakistan.
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ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2007.01.028