Pakistan’s Energy Security and regional alternatives: Case study of IP and TAPI

Abstract

The study aims to highlight the problem of energy insecurity in Pakistan. The country has been facing an issue of severe power emergency since a decade and no segment of society is unaffected by this. By stressing the energy blend and the contribution of different energy assets, the study aims to look at different alternatives opted and underline institutional vision of Pakistan to beat the catastrophe of energy. Firstly, diverse native projects initiated by  the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has touched upon and then the study proposes to score the importance of much deferred gas pipeline projects Iran-Pakistan (IP) and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)  and figure out whether the issue of energy insecurity can be dealt with them or not.

 Keywords:  Pakistan, Pipelines, Energy Security, IP, CPEC, TAPI