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
Efficiencya
Availability of fuel (global)
Availability of fuel (local)c
Capacity factor
Wind
35
500
500
31d
Solar
15
500
500
17.5d
Coal
45
107b
200
85e
Oil
44
31b
14
87f
Gas
39
33b
17
87e
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].