This presentation is about the Current Situation of Solar Potential and on going and working solar projects.

1. Renewable Energy Resources
Status and outlook of solar energy
use in Pakistan

2. Introduction
• Energy consumption is an index of prosperity
• Primary energy supplies are not enough to meet the present
demand
• Pakistan will be facing the acute challenge of energy deficit in
the near future
• Environmental friendly renewable energy sources need to be
developed and popularized

3. Present Situation
• According to American survey held in 2006, huge amount of
Pakistan`s energy requirements are met by using crude oil
• one third of this crude oil is being imported from other
countries
• Total annual import bill for
the year 2004-05 accounted for
25% of the total imports

4. Present Situation contd…
• In 2000, Pakistan produced about 56,000 barrels of crude oil
per day meeting nearly 15% of the domestic oil demand
• The remaining 85% was imported from the Middle East
• The known recoverable reserves of crude oil will finish in
about 11.4 years.
• A gap of 5000MW can be considered to be a state of crises
which means serious attentions are required to overcome these
energy crises.

5. Why Solar Energy
• At present, coal, oil and gas are the main sources of energy
and all these sources are limited, being non-renewable, will
run out eventually
• The energy demand will further increase because of the
industrial development and the rapid increase in population
• Among all these renewable energy sources, solar energy is by
far the most abundant, widely spread and clean source.

6. Solar Energy Potential in Pakistan
• Pakistan, being in the sun-belt, is ideally located to take
advantage of solar energy.
• The mean global irradiation falling on horizontal surface in
Pakistan is about 200–250 watt per m2/day with about 1500–
3000 sunshine hours/year.
• Baluchistan has an average daily global insolation of 19–20
MJ/m2-day (1.93–2.03 MWh per m2/year) with annual mean
sunshine duration of 8–8.5 h.

7. Solar Energy Potential in Pakistan

8. Solar Energy Generation in Baluchistan
• In the early 1980s, 18 PV stations (capacity 440 kW)were set
up by the government in different parts of the country for
village electrification.

9. Gawadar Project
• Empower Consultants of New Zealand, a Wellington-based
renewable energy specialist, is working to bring affordable
electricity to poor villagers in the harsh deserts.
• The ‘prime mover’ for the project is centered on a 6 kW solar
PV array, with a 10 kW inverter, large capacity (90 kWh)
battery bank, 100 Amp 120 VDC solar charge controller.

10. Other Small Solar Projects
• The Public Health Department has installed about 20 solar
water pumps for drinking purposes in different parts of
Baluchistan.
• On the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, the company has
supplied and installed power supply systems for a number of
microwave-link repeater stations in the Salt Range area and
more than 350 emergency call boxes
• PEC Islamabad will be converted to Green Building using an
on-grid solar unit of 179 kW

11. Prime Minister’s Initiative for Solar
Power PMISP
• Solar Power panels on Mazar-e-Quaid

12. Prime Minister’s Initiative for Solar
Power PMISP
• Masjid Bait ul Mukarram, Karachi

13. Prime Minister’s Initiative for Solar
Power PMISP
• 179 KW On-Grid Solar Unit at PEC Building funded by JICA
under Clean Energy by Solar Electricity

14. Conclusions
• Pakistan has undoubtedly large potential for harnessing solar
energy
• Due to higher costs involved, the solar photovoltaic option is
only suitable for the areas far off from the grid
• by increasing the use of solar energy technology, the oil import
bill would decrease, which is actually a huge burden on
Pakistan’s economy