Open AccessImpact of Climate Change on Electricity Demand: A Case Study of Karachi District
Author(s) -
Rafat Mahmood,
Sundus Saleemi,
Sajid Amin
Publication year - 2013
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/v52i4ipp.467-478
Subject(s) - climate change , precipitation , electricity demand , electricity , environmental science , humidity , geography , climatology , agricultural economics , meteorology , economics , electricity generation , power (physics) , ecology , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , geology , electrical engineering , biology
Out of the climatic variables such as temperature, humidity,precipitation, cloud cover, etc., electricity demand has been found mostresponsive to changes in temperature [Parkpoom and Harrison (2008);Al-Hamadi and Soliman (2005); Hor, et al. (2005)]. According to NationalAeronautics and Space Administration, the decade from 2001 to 2010 wasthe warmest worldwide while the rise in surface temperatures of SouthAsia region by the end of the century is projected around 3.3oC averageannually (IPCC);1 not only are the average temperatures rising but therange of extreme temperatures is also widening. Increase in temperaturescan affect human lives significantly; the present study focusses onexamining the impact of climate change on demand for electricity inPakistan.