Environment Friendly Coal Based Power Generation in Pakistan

The main emphasis of this paper is on the engineering economics and design developments in the field of thermal power generation in Pakistan.Pakistan is rich with coal fields but is making no use of this available natural resource to fulfil its energy demands. The shortage of power is getting worst day by day and to align with the power requirements, Pakistan needs to add 2000 MW each year to national grid.With the increasing prices of natural gas and oil, Pakistan should consider coal, the abundantly available natural resource, as an alternate fuel for its new power plants to overcome the power crises.