Coal In Pakistan Essay

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Coal The scientific definition of coal is that it is a black rock composing of carbonaceous material and moisture content that gives large amount of heat on combustion. Coal is perhaps the most important fuel in power generation industry. One of the reasons is that it is able to produce electricity at much lower rate than produced by other fossil fuels. It is estimated that a power plant running on coal produces 3 times cheaper electricity than produced from a plant working on petroleum gases. Pakistan is blessed with enormous resources of coal in Sindh and Baluchistan. Perhaps it has one of the largest reservoirs of coal, especially in Thar. The coal reserves in Thar are 184.123 billion tons which makes Pakistan the fifth largest in the world. At current prices, this coal is worth over US$ 25 trillion. Other resources in Sindh are at lakhra, Jharruck, Badin and Indus East. The coal reserves in Baluchistan are located in Duki, Sor Range, Harnai, Mach, Ghamalomg-Bahlol, and Pir Ismail Ziarat etc. In NWFP the coal reserves are in Hangu where it is estimated to have over 50 million ton coal, however, the production is not at that scale. 230-250 million tons are potentially available in Punjab but production is less than half a million ton. Province Resources in Million tonnes Heating Value (Btu/lb) Sindh 184,623 5219-13555 Balochistan 217 9637-15499 Punjab 235 9472-15801 NWFP 91 9386-14217 AJK 9 7336-12338 These coal reserves are of great importance to Pakistan. As Pakistan is going through an energy crisis, these coal reserves might the answer to our situation. Load shedding up to 12 hours a day is an everyday affair. Pakistanis annually spends over US$ 600 million to import generators and UPS. Pakistan needs electricity. Renew... ... middle of paper ... ...od is therefore on the negative side. Pakistan spends about Rs. 1.75 billion annually on forest related material. Several processes can be done on raw materials obtained from forests in order to increase their value. The pulp wood can be processed to make paper and paper based products. The export of these products will enhance earnings through foreign exchange for Pakistan. Timber wood can be used to make furniture. Hardwood can be used in heavy mechanical industries in order to make tools and/or parts of mechanical machineries. The export of these products will bring foreign exchange to Pakistan. The medical herbs and seeds extracted from forests can be processed in pharmaceutical industries in order to make high quality medicines. Hence raw materials from forests can be converted into value added products which in turn can bring economic well-being to Pakistan.

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