Country can produce 5000-MW electricity from biomass: experts.

FAISALABAD -- :Experts said on Tuesday that Pakistan can produce 5000 MW electricity from biomass.

Addressing the community symposia on 'Public Awareness Campaign for Recycling Home Garbage Employing Waste to Energy Concept' organized by the Department of Energy System Engineering, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), at the Centre for Advanced Studies auditorium, UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad

Ashraf directed the UAF engineers to design a bio-gasification plant, in which, low-priced electricity would be produced by using solid waste and biomass to promote alternative ways of energy.

Talking about waste to energy concept, he said that the waste is segregated at household level or at transfer station in specified manner and biological treated to convert into the renewable gas.

Talking about alternative way of energy, he said, Pakistan had huge potential to use solar as sun ray was standing at 1600 micromole per square. He said that in Europe, it was only 900 micromole per square and solar model was being used in many developed nations.

Dean Faculty of Agriculture Engineering Dr...