Pakistani businesses have developed self-generation alternatives in the face of persisting energy and power shortages in the country to keep their businesses afloat. Businesses have to generate for the economy to flourish. What we see is that these innovative methods aim not only to promote greater self-reliance, but also the conservation of energy. Pakistan has been facing massive energy shortages, which have crippled local industry and forced long hours of load shedding for both the domestic and industrial consumers affecting the people.
Businesses in Pakistan are exploring options of renewable energy sources to power their industries. Generators powered by municipal waste and coal are among the tabled options, as local government is considering feasibility of waste-powered plants and tapping the country’s large coal reserves. Our textile industries play an important role in the territory sector. Larger textile industries have also been forced to develop means of labor efficiency and energy conservation. There has been a greater focus by them on improving heating and ventilation systems, and monitoring of energy consumption. The industrialists have realized that these cost savings techniques are the key to increasing their competitiveness in the global arena. The LPG-run generators are being increasingly run on a pooled system for small and medium-sized industries in the same vicinity. This results in parity in costs with Pakistan Electricity Power Company (PEP CO,) but ensures sustained supply of electricity.
Major companies in the corporate sector are also encouraging video conferences in a bid to curtail traveling expenses and reduce their carbon footprint. Development of local IT and telecommunication industry have facilitated these initiatives and are set to take roots in smaller enterprises. Perhaps this shows that, steps on larger and smaller scale are both being taken. Well, it is good for the Pakistani economy only.
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