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       In this modern age electricity is considered as an important source of energy. Electricity, in fact, is not a source of power resource provided by nature but is obtained by human efforts using a machine, which is called "generator". To generate this machine or generate some kind of power resources has to be used and due to this reason, it is called by different names.
HYDRO ELECTRICITY: -
The electricity for the production of which water resources is used to run the generators of machines is called Hydro electricity.
THERMAL ELECTRICITY: -
The electricity which is produced by using other sources e.g. coal, mineral oil or natural gas etc., instead of water, to generate 'generators' or machines is called thermal electricity.
NUCLEAR ENERGY: -
The electricity for the production of which atomic fuel such as uranium or Thorium is used is called atomic or nuclear energy.
SOLAR ENERGY: -
In many parts of our country power of the sun is used by photo-waltic system to get electricity and it is expected its production will increase in the near future
BIO GAS: -
In rural areas the electricity by using wastage of animals. In many other parts of the world, man has been using this source for the production of electricity.

PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY IN PAKISTAN

YEAR PRODUCTION(000 MW)
1947-48 68.8
1971-72 1862
1986-87 6653
1998-99 13716
1999-2000 16764


The following graph shows the production of electricity in Pakistan through the different means.



PROVINCE-WISE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY IN PAKISTAN

PROVINCE CONSUMPTION (IN%)
Punjab 56%
Sind 31%
NWFP 10%
Baluchistan 3%


INSTALLED GENERATING CAPACITY

The following table shows the installed generating capacity of electricity plants in Pakistan.


S.NO NAME OF POWER STATION CAPACITY
HYDERAL POWER
1 Tarbela (NWFP) 3478
2 Mangla(Azad Kashmir) 1000
3 Warsak (NWFP) 240
4 Small hydels (Punjab & NWFP) 107
SUB-TOTAL(HYDERAL) 4825
THERMALPOWER
5 Multan Steam (Punjab) 260
6 Faislabad Steam (Punjab) 132
7 Faislabad Gas Turbines & combine cycle 244
8 Shahdara Gas Turibines 85
9 Guddu no.1 (Sindh) 1015
10 Guddu no.2 (Sindh) 640
11 Sukkur Steam (Sindh) 50
12 Muzaffargharh Steam (Punjab) 1370
13 Kotri Gas Turbines (Sindh) 174
14 Jamshoro Oil fiired units 1-4 (Sindh) 880
15 Queta (Baluchistan) 83
16 Pasni Diesel sets (Baluchistan) 17
17 Multan Electric Supply corporation (Sindh) 20
18 Lakhra Fluidized Bed (1-3) (Sindh) 150
SUB-TOTAL THERMAL(PUBLIC) 5120
TOTAL(WAPDA) 9945
PRIVATE (IPPS)
19 KAPCO 1621
20 Hub power project 1292
21 Kohinoor Energy Ltd 131
22 AES Lalpir Ltd 362
23 AES Pak Gen Ltd 365
24 Habibullah energy Ltd 140
25 Rouch (Pak) power Ltd 412
26 Saba power company 114
27 Japan power Generation 120
28 Southern Electric power 117
SUB-TOTAL PRIVATE 4674
29 K.E.S.C 1756
30 KANNUP 137
31 Tapal energy &gul ahmed 252
SUB TOTAL (KESC+OTHERS) 2145
GRAND TOTAL (WAPDA, KESC,&IPPs) 16764
SOURCE:Wapda


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