Energy Crisis & its effects on Pakistan’s Economy

2. CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Energy consumption
 Some questions
 Energy Resources of Pakistan
 Effect on economy
 Objective
 SWOT analysis
 Recommendations
 Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
 An Energy Crisis is any great shortfall in
the supply of energy to an economy
 It usually refers to the shortage of oil,
electricity or other natural resources

4. ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Industrial and agricultural
purposes
Domestic use of the
citizens

5. SOME QUESTIONS
 Crisis of its history?
 Reasons?
 Utilization?
 Pakistan importing coal?
 Access to electricity?

6. ENERGY RESOURCES OF PAKISTAN
Energy Type Potential Source
Crude Oil 339 million barrels recoverable reserves. Pak Eco Survey 2010-11
Natural Gas 31,266 trillion cubic feet recoverable reserves. Pak Eco Survey 2010-11
Coal 185 billion tones recoverable reserves. Pak Eco Survey 2010-11
Pakistan’s Conventional Energy Resources

Pakistan’s Renewable Energy Resources

1. Wind Energy
2. Solar Energy
3. Bio-mass & Bio-fuels

7.  Energy crisis badly effects Education
 Great effect on Industries
 Effects on Economy
 Higher electricity prices
 Effect on agriculture
 Unemployment increased
Effects on economy

8. IMPACT ON SOCIETY
 Imported oil and coal and shortage of
natural gas increase prices
 Less agriculture yields
 Dependent on other countries

9. OBJECTIVE
 Use own resources
 Import electricity from China

10. SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH WEAKNESS
 Government import and
increase taxes to
generate revenue.
 Explorations of more oils,
gas and coal reserves
 Conservation of energy
resources
 Industries destroyed
 Lack of investor
 Economy slowdown
 Recession
 Unemployment increases

11. SWOT ANALYSIS
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
 Increase the number of
IPPs (Independent Power
Producers).
 Monopolistic environment
 Profitable for some
business like generator,
ups
 Protest of general public
 Vulnerabilities leading
toward political instability
 Lack of new projects but
just seminars only
 People buying power
decreases

13. RECOMMENDATIONS
To overcome present energy crisis, Pakistan
needs to take the following steps in form of:
1. Short Term Plan
2. Medium Term Plan
3. Long Term Plan.

14. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Short Term
Plan
2. Medium Term Plan
3. Long Term Plan
 Overhaul the existing
poor distribution system
 Import electricity
 Government should
have strict check

15. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Short Term Plan
2. Medium Term
Plan
3. Long Term Plan
 Transformation of
existing system
 Developing and
installing solar,
wind projects in
villages

16. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Short Term Plan
2. Medium Term Plan
3. Long Term
Plan
 Installing coal based
powerhouses
 Initiate agreements for
mega projects
 Explorations of more
oil, gas and coal
reserves

17. CONCLUSION