power resources Pakistan Flashcards
What are the important areas of coal in Pakistan?
The biggest coal reserve was discovered at Lakhra (Sindh). In salt range, the main coal mines are at Dandot, Padh and Makarwal. In North east of Baluchistan Khost, Sharing, Harnai are coal mines. The Sindh coal mines are at Thar, Jhimpir, Sarang and Lakhra.
What are the important areas of crude oil in Pakistan?
The main oil producing areas are mostly located in the Patwar Plateau. The Khaur, Dhulian, Jayamair, Balkassar, Karasal, Tut, Sarang and Mail, Dakhni, Adhi, Qazian (Distinct Attock and Rawalpindi), Dodkhak (Dera Ghazi Khan), Khaskhali, Aghari (Badin) and Tando Allah Yar (Hyderabad).
What are the important oil refineries of Pakistan?
There are four oil refineries working in Pakistan: the Attock refinery, Pakistan refinery, National refinery, and Pakistan Arab Refinery.
What are the important areas of natural gas in Pakistan?
In Pakistan, gas fields are located in Patwar Plateau and Salt range, Dodkhak, Pirkoh, Dhulian and Mail (Punjab), Uch, Zin (Baluchistan), Khairpur, Mazarani, Marri, Kandhot, and Sarang (Sindh).
What is the Tarbela Dam?
It is Pakistan’s greatest hydroelectricity production project installed on river Indus with a generation capacity of 3478 MW. The Tarbela dam was constructed in 1974.
What is the Ghazi Brotha Power Project?
It is the second biggest project of Pakistan, completed in 2002-03, producing 1450 MW electricity. It is constructed on River Indus.
What is the Mangla Dam?
This is the third biggest dam in Pakistan for hydroelectricity production with an installed generation capacity of 1000 MW. This is a multipurpose project on the river Jhelum, completed in 1967.
What is the Warsak Dam?
It is the fourth biggest hydroelectricity project, constructed on the Kabul River with an installed generation capacity of 240 MW. This project was completed with Canadian aid in 1961.
What is the oldest hydroelectricity power project of Pakistan?
The oldest power project in Pakistan is Renala Khurd with a generation capacity of 1 MW, established in 1925.
What is the biggest thermal power project of Pakistan?
Karachi has the biggest thermal power plant run by Karachi Electricity Supply Company (K Electric), producing 1756 MW.
What is solar energy?
The energy obtained from the sun is called solar energy.
What is the importance of solar energy?
Solar energy is the cheapest way of energy and is important for agricultural development. With the increasing population in Pakistan, more energy is required for household needs.
When did Pakistan make atomic blasts?
Pakistan made its atomic blasts on 28th May, 1998 in Chaghi hills.
What are the important atomic power plants of Pakistan?
There are two atomic power plants: KANUPP (137 MW) located in Karachi and Chashma (325 MW) located in Chashma, Punjab.
Name six Independent Power Plants (IPPs) of Pakistan.
1) Saba Energy Limited 2) Devia Energy Limited 3) Koh-e-Noor Electric Company 4) Liberty Power Limited 5) Power Generation System Limited 6) AES Pakistan Pvt. Limited.
What are the important dams of Pakistan?
1) Warsak Dam 2) Tarbela Dam 3) Mangla Dam 4) Neelam Jhelum 5) Ghazi Brotha Dam.
What are the important thermal power plants of Pakistan?
1) Karachi Thermal Power Plant 2) Multan Thermal Power Plant 3) Guddu Thermal Station 4) Bhikki RLNG-based Power Project 5) Balloki Power Plant 6) Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant.
When and where was the first hydro power plant of Pakistan established?
The first hydro power plant was established in 1952 at Rasul, named Rasul Hydel Power Project.
What is the Chashma Hydral Power Plant?
The Chashma hydroelectricity project generates 184 MW and is located at Chashma near Mianwali, constructed on River Indus and completed in 2001.
When and where was the first nuclear power project set up in Pakistan?
The first nuclear power project of Pakistan was set up in Karachi in 1972.
What are the reasons for electricity shortfall in Pakistan?
1) Electricity theft 2) Circular debt 3) Inefficiency of government 4) Lack of resources 5) Lack of dams 6) Lack of modern sources of energy.
What is WAPDA?
WAPDA was established in 1959 and is the biggest institution that produces and distributes electricity in Pakistan, overseeing all hydro power projects.
After Independence which and when first hydel power project was constructed?
Ans: First hydel power project was constructed in 1952 at Rasul, named Rasul hydel power project.
Q.23: State Important characteristics of electricity
Ans: It is a clean source of energy. It is pollution free source of getting power. Transmission of electricity is possible to far lung areas with the help of wires.
