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“ENERGY CRISIS” CONTENT: INTRODUCTION:
2. Pakistan’s Energy Sector
A: Energy Supply
B: Energy Consumption
C Sources of Energy in Pakistan
3 Non-renewable resources (Fossil fuels) A: Petroleum products B: Natural Gas C: Coal
4 Renewable Resources a: Hydro power Current Hydropower stations Potential Hydropower stations
5 Alternative Energy Sources
A: Wind B: Solar C: Agricultural biomass /biodiesel D: Tidal
6 Causes of Energy Crisis
A: Growing Energy Demand
B: Lack of proactive and integrated planning for production of energy
C: Imbalanced energy mix
D: Non-utilization of enormous indigenous energy resources
a). Thar Coal
b). Hydal power generation
7. Consequences of Energy Crisis
A: Economic Factors
B: Agriculture Sector
C: Industrial Sector
D: Unemployment
E: Social Issues
F: Poverty
8 Conclusions
8a Recommendation/Solutions of Energy Crisis A: Judicious energy use/saving unnecessary energy usage B: Electricity saving devices C: Awareness campaign for energy saving D: Reduction in unnecessary transportations E: Installation of effective equipment/energy efficient in industries F: Decreasing line/transmission losses
“DEFINITION OF ENERGY CRISIS”
“An energy crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. It usually refers to the shortage of oil and additionally to electricity or other natural resources.”
“An energy crisis is any great bottleneck (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In popular literature though, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, particularly those that supply national electricity grids or serve as fuel for vehicles.”
The crisis often has effects on the rest of the economy, with many recessions being caused by an energy crisis in some form. In particular, the production costs of electricity rise, which

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