Effective Conservation Measures Needed

Byline: Engr Tahir Basharat Cheema - Email: cheema_tahir@yahoo.com Pakistan is facing debilitating power shortages since the last five years. The crunch is surely on account of the apathy of a whole decade, which started as a backlash to the induction of IPPs and the ensuing glut in late 1990s. Instead of making the best out of it by considering the same as an opportunity, we simply lost our cool and stayed off-course. The consumption led growth strategy compounded by fast and unwarranted urbanization and rise in standards of living (not much supported by the pre-requisites for the same) further spoilt the broth. Now we are short of power, gas, have broken all records of oil import and lastly are becoming a water scarce country. Besides deficits, the issue of affordability has also arisen. All in all, a very serious situation!