In a developing country like Pakistan, a reliable, uninterrupted, and affordable energy supply is a fundamental precondition for reducing poverty, encouraging investment, and boosting economic growth. Among other challenges, the newly elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government under the leadership of Imran Khan inherits a very stagnant energy sector. Despite broad access to electricity (99 percent of the population had access to electricity in 2016, compa
LAHORE: Power crisis in Punjab worsened on Saturday after most of the gas-fired power plants stopped generation, leaving millions of consumers with no option but to face unprecedented loadshedding during chilly weather.
The major power distribution companies (Discos)– Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) and Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) –started observing frequent outages without any schedule due to...
Pakistan’s Thar desert contains one of the largest untapped coal deposits in the world.
The size of lignite coal reserves in the Thar Desert was estimated at 175 billion tons in 1992 and is spread across 9,100 sq km
The Thar coalfield is located in the Thar Desert, Tharparkar District of Sindh. The deposits were discovered in 1991, by the Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) and the United States Agency for International Development.
Pakistan is cu...
