Overcoming electricity crisis in Pakistan: A review of sustainable electricity options

GD Valasai, MA Uqaili, HUR Memon, SR Samoo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pakistan is facing severe electricity supply shortages, causing forced power outages over
the last decade ranging from 8 to 12 ha day in urban areas and up to 18 h in rural areas. The …

Renewable energy sources in power generation in Pakistan

SR Shakeel, J Takala, W Shakeel - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pakistan, as an underdeveloped and populous country requires an uninterrupted source of
energy to keep its development on track and provide its citizens with a reasonable standard …

Towards empowerment of the renewable energy sector in Pakistan for sustainable energy evolution: SWOT analysis

M Kamran, MR Fazal, M Mudassar - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study performs an analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and
Threats (SWOT) as a reference point that diagnoses the feasibility of current status and …

Causal links between renewable energy, environmental degradation and economic growth in selected SAARC countries: progress towards green economy

R Zeb, L Salar, U Awan, K Zaman, M Shahbaz - Renewable energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of the study is to investigate the short-run and long-run causality relationship
among energy (electricity production from renewable sources), carbon dioxide emissions …

An assessment of renewable energy potential for electricity generation in Pakistan

MK Farooq, S Kumar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Renewable energy for power generation is gaining attention around the world, and for
Pakistan, these resources can fulfill the present and future energy demands of the country …

Renewable energy deployment to combat energy crisis in Pakistan

A Raheem, SA Abbasi, A Memon, SR Samo… - Energy, Sustainability …, 2016 - Springer
The huge deficiency of electricity due to heavy reliance on imported fuels has become a
significant impediment to socio-economic development in Pakistan. This scenario creates an …

Designing benzothiadiazole based non-fullerene acceptors with high open circuit voltage and higher LUMO level to increase the efficiency of organic solar cells

A Khalid, RA Khera, A Saeed, M Khalid, S Iqbal, J Iqbal - Optik, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-fullerene acceptors have been widely used to fabricate the organic solar cells (OSCs)
with enhanced photovoltaic efficiency owing to their superior and valuable properties over …

Energy security indicators for Pakistan: An integrated approach

FB Abdullah, R Iqbal, SI Hyder, M Jawaid - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, Pakistan's energy security performance based on a study of its energy security
index during 1991–2018 is assessed. The assessment, based on an analysis of the energy …

Features of fully integrated renewable energy atlas for Pakistan; wind, solar and cooling

A Ashfaq, A Ianakiev - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
A fully integrated renewable energy atlas is presented which provides the wind and solar
photo-voltaic (PV) power generation potential as well as cooling demand for Pakistan at a …

Economic analysis of biogas adoption technology by rural farmers: The case of Faisalabad district in Pakistan

T Abbas, G Ali, SA Adil, MK Bashir, MA Kamran - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
This study attempts to estimate the economics of biogas plants in Faisalabad District and
identify the factors affecting the adoption of biogas technology. The key stakeholders of the …