Open AccessHousehold Demand for Natural Gas in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Anees Javed
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v17i4pp.468-478
Subject(s) - indus , natural gas , commodity , natural resource economics , energy demand , popularity , economics , agricultural economics , alternative energy , business , natural resource , economy , market economy , waste management , engineering , political science , electrical engineering , structural basin , renewable energy , law , biology , paleontology
The roles which energy plays in the life of a nation as wellas between nations have increased manifold in the twentieth century.Countries which are generously endowed with energy resources areconsidered stronger, both economically and politically. The only sourceof energy which is significantly •available in Pakistan vis-a-vis herrequirements is natural gas. Its use in indus¬trial, commercial anddomestic spheres of the economy is gaining increasing popularity. Itsdemand is rising day by day because of its low price, contin¬uous flowand other advantages which it has over other types of fuels. This paperattempts to look at demand characteristics in the domestic sector of the.gas market. This analysis pertains to the Punjab and the NWFP provinceswhere the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd. is the sole distributor of gasto domestic consumers.