Experts on Friday urged the government to immediately initiate the wind energy projects to avoid irresolvable energy crisis in the country and warned that window of opportunity is gradually closing with each passing day.
Addressing a two-day workshop on "Carbon Credit Potential in Wind Power Sector in Pakistan," being organised at a local hotel, speakers said that despite Pakistan is far behind in the acquisition of energy through windfalls than developed world, still it has an opportunity to avoid energy crisis.
They said that this technology is available at an affordable cost with easy installation process. Germany is getting 20,952 MW electricity, Spain 12,500 MW, US, 12,376 MW, India 7,093 MW and Denmark 3,136 MW from wind energy set-ups, they pointed out.
They said that it is a ripe moment for the government to invest in this sector otherwise the country may face difficulties in power acquisition in years to come. They said that in Sindh, a trend of developing coal plants for energy generation is also a positive step. However, it requires a huge land where wind blow should be for whole year to keep the turbine moving for ceaseless generation. They apprised the participants that in the post Kyoto Protocol, the acquisition of carbon for energy will be more expensive world-wide.
They said that not only carbon, but also the demand of such technologies are increasing with a passage of every day across the world and the sooner it is installed the lower will be its cost.
They said that in Pakistan there are some 700 villages having wind potential, however, a windless period can deteriorate the generation. They said that Kyoto Protocol enables the developing countries to receive the latest technology and finances from the developed world. Those spoke including Parvaiz Naim Regional Director for Kfw Bank Germany, Mihaly Kopyani Senior Infrastructure Specialist for World Bank, Matloob Khan National CDM Expert Unido Pakistan and Niroj Kumar Mohanty Managing Director Core CarbonX (Pvt) Ltd, besides the chief guest, Askari Taqi Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy.