HYDRO POWER POTENTIAL IN PAKISTAN: A GENERAL STUDYM.A. Muhammad, Z. Hassaan

u-Hydro Introduction A hydro power system harness kinetic energy from the

flowing water, usually rivers or streams.

Water Cycle The hydro resource depends upon the entire water cycle.

World Scenario Hydro power is at present the most

common and the largest utilized renewable energy resource.

Around the world, 3288 TWh electrical power is generated through hydro alone.

That is over 16% of global electricity production in 2008.

Hydro-power could double its input by 2050, reaching 2,000 GW of global capacity and over 7,000 TWh.

Technology

Generators and electrical aspects

Pakistan ScenarioPakistan Electrical Energy Deman/Supply Graph

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Present Generation Mix

Important: Micro Hydro could be best option in the near future.

PURE (productive use of renewable energy) Pakistan has 2165 MW capacity of small scale

hydro power mainly in northern areas and NWFP.

A medium-sized project named 'PURE' related to micro hydro was planned from 2004-2010 by UNDP with its partners

AEDB, EAD (economics affairs division government of

Pakistan), AKRSP (Agha khan rural support program).

The project main focus is to implement 15 MW of off-grid power through 103 MHP (micro hydro power) sites in Chitral.

AEDB has also played its roll in this project with its motto to make 5% share of renewable energy in Pakistan’s total energy consumption by the year 2030.

This project will lessen about 461,465t CO2

eq and 1,890,868 t CO2 eq in 22 years.

Pakistan Council for Appropriate Technologies

80 projects having capacity from 5kW to 30kW were installed till 1987 in Northern areas of Pakistan.

How to use effectively available resources Choosing a potential

micro hydro site Turbine type Standby for dry

seasons

Efficient equipment

Used as an auxiliary source

Recommendations & Conclusion Hydro electricity is a good

option for cheap electricity Pakistan has a very lavish

structure of canals. KPK and Gilgit-Baltistan are

tremendous hunting grounds for hydro projects

It is recommended that every site suitable for carrying out u-hydro plants should be used to produce power.

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