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Table 2 Summary of all renewable energy resources and their current status

From: Renewable energy deployment to combat energy crisis in Pakistan

Status

Completion date

Capacity (MW)

Reference

Wind

 Technically exploitable potential

 

120,000

[20]

 Installed projects

2013

500

[17]

 5 commissioned projects

2014

255.4

[89]

 9 projects under construction

2016

479

[89]

 Projects under feasibility study

Not known

964

[89]

Solar

 Technically exploitable potential

 

2,900,000

[18]

 Quaid-e-Azam solar park (commissioned)

2015

2000

[23]

 6 projects under development

2016

46

[89]

 3 projects under development

2017

150

[89]

 22 projects under development

2018

513.6

[89]

Biomass

 Technically exploitable potential in 2010

 

5500

[25]

 Sugar Mills Ltd (Unit-II) at Rahim Yar Khan (Operational)

2013

26.35

[89]

 Sugar Mills Ltd (Unit-III) at Ghotiki (Operational)

2013

26.35

[89]

 13 projects under development (at different locations in country)

Not known

301

[89]

Hydropower

 Technically exploitable potential

 

42,000

[1, 14]

 Current production

2013

128

[89]

 7 projects under development

2017

877

[89]

 9 projects under feasibility study

Not known

1500

[89]