ENERGY CRISIS:
some say that “not even 1 MW was added to the national grid,”

• In Musharraf era: The 1450 MW Ghazi Brotha Hydel Project (GBHP) went into operation in June 2003.

• Nuclear power plant Chashma-2, came on-line in 2007, has added another 300MW to the national grid.

• Chashma-1 – built by China and started commercial operation in 2000 – added 300 MW to the national grid.

In 1999 our installed capacity was merely 15,860 MW. (With Hydel 4826 + Thermal 10,897 + Nuclear 137). But in 2005-06 our installed capacity increased to become 20,495 MW. (With Hydel 6499 + Thermal 13,534 + Nuclear 462).

Wind Energy Sector Overview:

225 wind water pumping systems have been installed in Balochistan. Over 140 micro wind turbines of 500 Watts each are operational in Sindh and Balochistan, providing electricity to 691 houses in eighteen ( 18 ) remote, off-grid villages.

Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has been assigned by the Government of Pakistan with the target of producing 700 MW of Wind Power by the year 2010 and 9700 MW by the year 2030, through the private sector. Currently, there are 84 IPPs in the country, who are planning to install 50 MW wind farm each, on a “BOO” or “BOOT” basis, under the Policy for Development of Renewable Energy for Power Generation 2006 issued by the Government of Pakistan.
http://www.aedb.org/re_sector.php

Pakistan’s total power generating capacity has increased rapidly in recent years, due largely to foreign investment, leading to a partial alleviation of the power shortages Pakistan often faces in peak seasons.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Pak...ectricity.html

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