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- Title
Solar energy: Topographical asset for Pakistan.
- Authors
Shaikh, Pervez; Shaikh, Faheemullah; Mirani, Mushtaq
- Abstract
The primary energy supply of Pakistan in the financial year 2009-10 was 63.088 million tonnes of oil equivalent (MTOE). Globally, renewable energies generation is around (19%) [1]. Pakistan has a yearly average solar energy shining potential of about 19 Mega Joules per square meter, with 7.6 hours per day with an average solar radiation of 5-7 kW h/(m day). An alarming stage for the government to take serious steps to tackle energy demand, in vision to inclining oil markets, depletion of gas reserves, huge electricity demand and supply gap, lessening offorest reserves, calamity (floods, heavy rainfalls, earth quakes, melting of glaciers etc.), Kyoto bindings etc. All these factors are indicating for the transition towards renewable energy technologies.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; POWER resources; GLOBAL Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; SOLAR energy; SOLAR radiation; FOSSIL fuels
- Publication
Applied Solar Energy (19349424), 2013, Vol 49, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0003-701X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3103/S0003701X1301012X