Alternative to Oil and Gas: Review of Economic Benefits and Potential of Wind Power in Pakistan

Table 4

Technical criteria data.

Type of power plant	Efficiency^a	Availability of fuel (global)	Availability of fuel (local)^c	Capacity factor
Wind	35	500	500	31^d
Solar	15	500	500	17.5^d
Coal	45	107^b	200	85^e
Oil	44	31^b	14	87^f
Gas	39	33^b	17	87^e

Source: ^aEuro Electric; ^b[5]; ^cAssumed from data available in Pakistan Energy Year Book, 2012; ^dCapacity Factor determined for NEPRA upfront tariff; ^eAnnual Energy Outlook, 2013; ^f[4].