Q-27 = Examine main power resources of Pakistan
MAIN POWER SOURCES OF PAKISTAN
1 Hydel power
2 Natural gas
3 Petroleum
4 Coal
5 Atomic energy
1. NATURAL GASNatural gas is used in domestic cooking, thermal power stations, and steel furnaces and as a raw material for fertilizer industry and in CNG kits for transport purpose. It is used almost in every industry. It is found in Sui, Attock, Pirkoh, and Kandhkot. In 2005-06 (July to March) its total production was 30,000 MMCFD. The average production of natural gas duly July-March 2005-06 was 3826 million cubic feet per day as against 3663 million cubic feet per day during the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 4.4 percent.
2. PETROLEUMPetroleum or Crude oil is used in transport, power-generating stations, in iron and steel furnaces. Petroleum is known as black liquid gold. Of the total requirement only 40 percent is produced within the country and the rest is imported from abroad. Crude oil is found at Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Badin, Attock & Mianwali. In 2005-06 its total production was 19 million barrels.
3. COALCoal is used in thermal power stations and in furnaces for making bricks.About 80 percent of the cement industry has converted from furnace oil to local coal, which has saved enough foreign exchange on import of furnace ice. Quality of coal is not very good. It is available at Dandot, Makerwal, Harnai, Lakhra (Sindh). In 2005-06 its total production was 2.5 million tons. The coalfiled in the Sindh province has huge coal resources of about 175 billion tones. In view of the anticipated shortfall of electricity and other energy resources during the next 10 years, the maximum utilization of coal would be required in power generation and gasification.In order to ensure the coal production of coal from Thar (Sindh), German consultants have successfully completed mining at a special block in Coffield.
MAIN POWER SOURCES OF PAKISTAN
1 Hydel power
2 Natural gas
3 Petroleum
4 Coal
5 Atomic energy
1. NATURAL GASNatural gas is used in domestic cooking, thermal power stations, and steel furnaces and as a raw material for fertilizer industry and in CNG kits for transport purpose. It is used almost in every industry. It is found in Sui, Attock, Pirkoh, and Kandhkot. In 2005-06 (July to March) its total production was 30,000 MMCFD. The average production of natural gas duly July-March 2005-06 was 3826 million cubic feet per day as against 3663 million cubic feet per day during the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 4.4 percent.
2. PETROLEUMPetroleum or Crude oil is used in transport, power-generating stations, in iron and steel furnaces. Petroleum is known as black liquid gold. Of the total requirement only 40 percent is produced within the country and the rest is imported from abroad. Crude oil is found at Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Badin, Attock & Mianwali. In 2005-06 its total production was 19 million barrels.
3. COALCoal is used in thermal power stations and in furnaces for making bricks.About 80 percent of the cement industry has converted from furnace oil to local coal, which has saved enough foreign exchange on import of furnace ice. Quality of coal is not very good. It is available at Dandot, Makerwal, Harnai, Lakhra (Sindh). In 2005-06 its total production was 2.5 million tons. The coalfiled in the Sindh province has huge coal resources of about 175 billion tones. In view of the anticipated shortfall of electricity and other energy resources during the next 10 years, the maximum utilization of coal would be required in power generation and gasification.In order to ensure the coal production of coal from Thar (Sindh), German consultants have successfully completed mining at a special block in Coffield.