a b s t r a c t
The populationofPakistanisincreasingrapidlyandhencetheenergydemand.Sinceninety's,peopleof
Pakistan hasbeenexperiencingloadsheddingbecauseoftheintenseshortfallthroughoutthecountry.
Pakistan, beinganagriculturalcountry,hasalotofpotentialofrenewableenergysourcesespecially
biomass. Thethingistoutilizethepotentialinarightdirection.Thispaperpresentsthepolicydirection
to getridofthecurrentenergycrisisinthecountrythroughutilizationofdifferenttypesofbiomass.The
animal manure,municipalsolidwastesandthecropresiduesarethemainbiomasssourcesinthe
country.Thisstudyalsofocusesthepotentialofmainbiomasssourcespresentinthecountryandits
technical routesfortheproductionofbioenergy.Thedesignparametersforstandardbioreactorof
gasifier andanaerobicdigestionandtheireconomiccomparisonarehighlightedwithrespecttoPakistan
environmentalconditions.Thedevelopmentofanaerobicdigestiontechnologyisreviewedcritically.This
paper alsodiscussesthedifferentscenariosfortheuseofbiomasssourcesinurbanandruralenviron-
ment. Thisverifies theuseofbiogasenergyasthecheapestandthesafestwaytoremovethecrisisfrom
the country.Thestand-alonebiogasplantsshouldbeconstructedthroughoutthecountrywherethereis
not electrification infrastructureexists.