LAPSE:2020.0761v1
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Multi-Criteria Analysis of Electricity Generation Scenarios for Sustainable Energy Planning in Pakistan
Nayyar Hussain Mirjat, Mohammad Aslam Uqaili, Khanji Harijan, Mohd Wazir Mustafa, Md. Mizanur Rahman, M. Waris Ali Khan
June 23, 2020
The now over a decade-long electricity crisis in Pakistan has adversely affected the socio-economic development of the country. This situation is mainly due to a lack of sustainable energy planning and policy formulation. In this context, energy models can be of great help but only a handful of such efforts have been undertaken in Pakistan. Two key shortcomings pertaining to energy models lead to their low utilization in developing countries. First, the models do not effectively make decisions, but rather provide a set of alternatives based on modeling parameters; and secondly, the complexity of these models is often poorly understood by the decision makers. As such, in this study, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) methodology of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) has been used for the sustainability assessment of energy modeling results for long-term electricity planning. The four scenario alternatives developed in the energy modeling effort, Reference (REF), Renewable Energy Technologies (RET), Clean Coal Maximum (CCM) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC), have been ranked using the Expert Choice® tool based on the AHP methodology. The AHP decision support framework of this study revealed the EEC scenario as the most favorable electricity generation scenario followed by the REF, RET and CCM scenarios. Besides that, this study proposes policy recommendations to undertake integrated energy modeling and decision analysis for sustainable energy planning in Pakistan.
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AHP, electricity crises, Expert Choice, Pakistan, sustainable energy planning
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Hussain Mirjat N, Uqaili MA, Harijan K, Mustafa MW, Rahman MM, Khan MWA. Multi-Criteria Analysis of Electricity Generation Scenarios for Sustainable Energy Planning in Pakistan. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0761v1
Author Affiliations
Hussain Mirjat N: Department of Electrical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Uqaili MA: Department of Electrical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Harijan K: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Mustafa MW: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
Rahman MM: Department of Thermo Fluids, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia [ORCID]
Khan MWA: Faculty of Industrial Management, University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan 26300, Malaysia
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Journal Name
Energies
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11
Issue
4
Article Number
E757
Year
2018
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2018-03-27
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1996-1073
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