Case Studies Of Sustainability Local solutions are the steps towards global solutions. We will be looking at solutions to energy related problems in different parts of the world: from special case of Samsoe in Denmark all the way to rural areas in Pakistan.

1. Local Solutions for Green Energy Development :
Case Studies of Sustainability from
Chitral Pakistan
Israr-Uddin
Director
at
Green Alternative Power (Pvt.) Limited
June 13, 2013
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2. Chitral at a Glance:
East
South
North
West
Area 14,850
Seq.km
Population 450,000
(proj)
Households 48,000
Tehsil
No. of Valleys
No. of Villages
2
32
523
Union Councils 21
UC in Upper Chitral 10
UC in Lower Chitral 11
Literacy rate
(M : 72, F: 44)
Population growth rate
54%
2.5%
Forest
Glacier Mountain
Crop land
4.8%
76%
4%

3. Chitral at a Glance:
• Two Indigenous tribes
-Kalasha and Khow
• 14 different languages
• Love for music, Dance &
Polo
• The most peaceful part of
Pakistan

4. Energy Production and Consumption trends –
Before 90s
• More than 60% of population without
electricity
• Dependency on fuel wood for heating &
cooking purposes
• Kerosene oil lamps for lightening the homes
• Unhygienic household environment and
heavy work load on the women
• Lack of communication infrastructure and
access to information

5. MHP Program- Realization of a dream
• Community based MHP
Program Started in early
90s – 5-30 kw capacities
by AKRSP
• Participation from
communities at all levels
helped put the incentives
in the right place and have
appropriate project
identification
• Community Ownership =
Sustainability
• Capacity building
enhances skills to

6. A community Owned MHP Model
• Communities are involved in
the identification and
construction of the scheme
• Projects are engineered and
designed by AKRSP jointly with
villagers and funds are released
in installments
• Communities purchase their own
equipment – AKRSP provides
technical guidance and builds
the local capacity in scheme
operation and maintenance
• Communities develop their own
management systems for

7. Achievements:
• 190 MHPs were completed
by the year 2002
• has the highest MH
concentration in the world
(ref: ‘Chitral now The Next
Ascent’ by The World Bank,
2002
• More than 53% of the
population is getting
electricity from Community
based MHP or Private sector
power projects
• Improved Quality of Life
• Green Oscar (Ashden)
Award for Sustainable
Energy-2004
• Global Development
Network for Most innovative

8. Next Generation Challenges :
• Dependency on fuel wood for heating & cooking purpose, a major
cause of deforestation
• Forest density has reduced to 4.8%
• Educated young generation seeking for employment opportunities
• Melting glaciers and high frequency of flash floods

9. Q&A Session
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