Pakistan Energy Outlook

Saudi Arabia is the largest consumer of petroleum in the Middle East. 60% of the primary energy consumed in Saudi Arabia is petroleum-based and the rest being natural gas. The daily consumption of petroleum stands at 2.4 million barrels. This occurred mainly due to the strong economic and industrial growth that the country is experiencing and the subsidized petroleum prices (Smil, 54). The increasing growth in the level of consumption was due to the direct burning of crude oil to generate power, and the use of natural gas in the production of petrochemical products (Smil, 56). The Saudi government estimates that the domestic energy consumption will exceed 8 million barrels per day by the year 2030, unless there is any improvement concerning the increase in energy efficiency (Sunderasan, 2011). Saudi Arabia has a large reserve for hydrocarbon and a heavily subsidized energy sector, and this prompts the question whether there is a sustainable market for renewable energy. The following graph illustrates the increasing use of oil in the consumption trend on exports.

The current energy policy for the United States of America is quickly becoming obsolete in current times. With issues of national security, pollution and global warming, and sustainability all becoming ever more important in today’s world the nation is in need of a serious energy overhaul. As it stands now government entities and officials rely primarily on private companies to create and transport the energy that the American public uses daily. The problem with this energy policy stems from the three main features of how private companies handle the production and acquisition of energy: relying on fossil fuels, importing fuels, and operating in an unsustainable fashion.

From the time when man invented fire, he has put his faith in one energy source or another. Energy plays a significant factor in our lives, providing luxury, swelling productivity and letting us to live the way we want too. Our lives are exactly surrounded by energy, but we do not habitually stop to think about why those energy sources are significant. Energy is the most discussed subject and has become a basic requirement for the societies. It is an important factor on to which economies depend and prevail. Independence in energy leads to prosperity and economic progress in the country. The significance of energy generation cannot be unrecognized due to its crucial share in the industrial practice and growth of the

Energy, especially from fossil fuels, is a key ingredient for all sectors of a modern economy and plays a fundamental role in improving the quality of life in less developed economies. In 2007, India is ranked fifth in the world in terms of energy demand; accounting for 3.6% of total energy consumed, and is expected to grow at 4.8% in the future. India imports 70% of the oil it uses, and the country has been hit

Recently, a report by REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) reported two facts that set the stage for the growth of green energy. First, in 2015, the global economy experienced the largest annual increase of renewable energy; second, developing economies spent more than developed countries on increasing their use of green energy. Another notable fact to mention is that the substantial increase in green energy

The energy crisis in America is often placed on the back burner to the average American citizen. Generally, one will only care about this crisis when the price of gas changes. The energy crisis, however, is a prominent issue as it is “ongoing and getting worse, despite many efforts” (Rinkesh). The world’s natural resources, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, cannot supply the world’s increasing demand. The amount of crude oil available is only 2 percent higher than the demand for it (Muise). If the demand expands any higher, then the limited supply of natural resources “will be gone for good” (“Learn about Energy”). It is projected that there is enough oil to last 34 more years, enough natural gas to last 53 more years, and enough coal

International Energy Agency & Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2013). World energy outlook 2013. Paris: OECD/IEA.

On March 28, 2017 President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.” This report is a partial overview of the EO with a consideration of the potential energy policy implications. While there are various programmes and policies affected by the EO, this report will look at the implementation of the policy objectives and have a focus on the reconsideration of the Clean Power Plan.

Energy is crucial to almost every major and opportunity the world faces today. From the perception of jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes, access to sustainable energy for all is essential for strengthening economies, protecting ecosystems and achieving equity.

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The country’s energy infrastructures received the grade “D+”, meaning they need serious efforts to improve it or it will have dead mental effects on the country as a whole. According to the report, the country relies on aging electrical grid and pipelines a distribution system that originates in the 1880. There are nominally 150, 00 miles of crude oil and product pipelines and 150,000 miles of natural gas

Currently, it's clear that there is an immense problem with the prospect of society's energy needs for the future. Such a large dependency on limited fossil fuels are already dampening the world's economy, and following this path will simply ensure a destitute future. However, changes could be made in today's time to prevent such an event from occurring, but it will require many separate state entities to work together and no longer undermine each other's attempts at reform. Some alternatives to fossil fuels include solar, hydro, and wind power, but replacing the resources would only be a small step to protecting the future. A more necessary change would be the

As a political science major with a focus on international politics, energy and the environment are not just a means to an end but instead they are the focus of the work itself. Rather than studying business and needing energy to run things effectively, the study of international relationships is in the business of dealing with these large topics in energy reduction especially as they relate to reducing carbon emissions. The deeper one dives into the real core of worldwide energy production the more complicated and hopelessly confusing it may seem. With thousands of government policies dictating energy production, and hundreds of governments acting around the world to come to agreements concerning emission and environmental protection, the concern of global climate change as a result of carbon emissions has been seen by many as beyond hope.

India, as on December 31, 2015 has total 284303 MW installed capacity of electricity. In which thermal, hydro, nuclear and renewable energy sources constitute of 69.8, 15.0, 2.0, 13.2 percentage respectively [1]. This as per World Bank estimate is accessible to 78.7% of population [2]. All the energy production technologies are associated with some advantages as well as disadvantages, which could be in terms of environment, cost, safety, efficiency. Nuclear power thus comes with its own set of positives and negatives. The accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant in Japan March 2011 was an alarming event in the world, which led to question of safety on every nuclear reactor in the world, and was an added factor for opposition to construct the nuclear reactor [3]. Apart from the safety issues, nuclear energy is a very clean source of energy as it has very few Green House Gases (GHG) emissions, and in this changing

Statistics shows that Pakistan’s energy demand has been increasing for decades; however, the recent crisis has emerged during the last decade, when demand increased more than 6% as supply increased by only 1.5% (Annex. 1). Considering the economic potential and demographic changes, it is projected that electricity shortage will rise to 8000 MW in 2017 and over 13,000 MW in 2020, more than double to the current state of energy (Komal & Abbas, 2015; Kessides, 2013).