Energy Assignment Part 2

The electrical power in Pakistan is largely generated from thermal power plants. Thermal power is produced by the burning of fuels which in this case, is coal: the cheapest and most damaging of energy sources. There are currently 21 thermal power plants in service and 13 undergoing the process of proposition and construction.

To erect these power plants are inexpensive and generate millions of dollars worth of thermal energy each year. During the Kashmir earthquake many of these power stations were damaged and flooding is also destroying the electricity plants. The impact of Pakistan's thermal-energy reliance is that there are increasing levels of smog and acid rain effecting the country.

Coal burning is also a major contributor to climate change which is something that Pakistan struggles with as they experience irregular precipitation and flooding.