Abstract
Policy Analysis of Thermal Power Generation in Pakistan
Highlights
Pakistan has been under severe energy crisis since early 1990
In the year 1952 the government of Pakistan (GoP) had acquired major shareholding of the Karachi electric supply company which was responsible for generation distribution and transmission of electrical power to all the commercial, domestic, and industrial facilities
The authority of power development was undertaken by WAPDA
Summary
Pakistan has been under severe energy crisis since early 1990. A need for a workable power policy was felt at this moment. The authority of power development was undertaken by WAPDA It had many hydel and thermal power generating units, transmission and distribution to cater to the needs of a fast growing demand, under its control. The increase in power generation kept the pace up and by the year 1970 the total generation capacity had reached to 1331MW by installing different thermal and hydel power generation plants This increase in power generation kept on increasing and every time supply exceeded one step ahead of the demand until year 1990-91, when the power generation touched 7000MW. In early 90s peak demand exceeded supply by 15-25% resulting in load shedding of about 15002000MW [1] At this moment power policy 1994 was announced and from this time onward the power parity shifted from hydel to thermal. This shift had profound effects on the state of economy and energy market
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