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Chapter 8
Power Resources
3. Power
(a) Sources
Candidates should be able to:
• describe, with the help of a simple diagram for each method, how non-renewable
fuels (coal, crude oil and natural gas) are extracted:
– coal as obtained by open cast, adit and shaft mining methods
– natural gas and crude oil obtained by exploration and drilling
• understand the difference between renewable and non-renewable sources of
electricity
• explain (briefly) how electricity can be generated from renewable resources
(hydel, wind, solar, and other possibilities such as wave, tidal, biofuels, geothermal)
• understand the importance of power sources for development.
(b) Non-renewables
Candidates should be able to:
• describe the quality and the amount of coal available from within Pakistan and
how long reserves are likely to last, and also describe the types of coal which have
to be imported for industrial purposes
• describe how coal both produced in Pakistan and imported is transported to the
end users
• state how much natural gas is produced by Pakistan, and how long reserves are
likely to last
• describe the extent of the natural gas pipeline network in Pakistan and explain
how natural gas can be taken to those parts of Pakistan away from the pipelines,
and the limitations of doing this
• state how much oil is produced by Pakistan, how long reserves will last and how
much oil is imported, and explain why it is necessary to import large amounts of oil
• describe the extent of the oil pipeline network in Pakistan and describe the other
methods that are used to transport both imported oil and oil produced in Pakistan
• understand that electricity can be generated in a variety of ways. In thermal
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