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Pakistan holds 3,377 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2020,

ranking 20th in the world and accounting for about 0% of the world's total coal reserves of
1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Pakistan has proven reserves equivalent to 331.1 times its annual consumption. This
means it has about 331 years of Coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding
unproven reserves).

Coal plays an important role as a primary and an inexpensive

source for power generation. 

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1. Lignite is also referred to as brown coal. It is almost used exclusively

for electric power generation. Its compact variety is called “jet” that is
sometimes polished and has been used as an ornamental stone.

2. Bituminous coal contains 45-86 percent carbon, and has two to three
times the heating value of lignite. Bituminous coal has a high Sulfur
content and thus is the Lowest Grade and thus is the Lowest Grade
coal.

3. Sub-bituminous is used for steam electric power generation. Steam

electric power generation is the process of generating electricity. In
this process coal is used to heat water in order to turn the turbine to
produce electricity.

4. Anthracite is the highest rank which is harder glossy and black coal. It
contains 86-97 percent carbon and its heating value is slightly higher
than bituminous coal. Low amount of Sulfur makes this a clean
burning coal.
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1. There are more than 190 billion tones of coal reserves in

Pakistan. Sindh have more than 175 BT.
Thar coalfield 160 BT
Badin coalfield 900 MT
Lakhra coalfield 1640 MT
Jhimpir coal field 122 MT

2. Thar Coal Field is the largest coal field of the country having
a resource potential of about 175 billion tonnes discovered in
Thar in the eastern part of the province. Thar coal field
extends over 9000 sq km area. The main coal bed thickness
ranges from 12 to 21 meters at an average depth of 170
meters.

3. Balochistan:

Duki coal field 50 MT

Sor range 34 MT
Pir Ismail ziarat 11 MT
Khost Sheikh Harna 76 MT

Punjab:

Salt range 234 million ton

Makarwal 22 million ton

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At every stage of its life — from extraction to burning — coal does serious damage.
Coal is the top contributor to climate change, is a leading cause of mercury pollution,
and continues to scar mining communities in countless ways.

Coal-fired power plants have been linked to developmental defects in 300,000 infants
because of their mothers’ exposure to toxic mercury pollution. Asthma rates are
skyrocketing in communities exposed to particulates from burning coal.

For far too long, coal mining has ripped apart communities. Perhaps the most
egregious example of the cost of coal mining is mountaintop removal (MTR). In
MTR, explosives are used to blow off the tops of mountains to expose thin seams of
coal. Once blasted, the earth from the mountaintop is dumped into neighboring
valleys, which pollutes rivers and groundwater.

The age of coal is over. We now have the technology to ditch coal for good. We can
go for more ecofriendly power projects like Hydal Power, Solar Power and Wind
Power.

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The United Nations, United Kingdom, France, Chile and Italy hosted the
Climate Ambition Summit in 2020, bringing world leaders together to press for
greater efforts in curbing global warming.
“We have decided we will not have any more power based on coal,”. “We
have already scrapped two coal power projects, which were supposed to
produce 2,600 megawatts of energy, and replaced it by hydroelectricity."

By 2030, Khan said, 60% of all energy produced in Pakistan will be clean and
obtained through renewable resources, while 30% of all vehicles will run on
electricity.

The prime minister said that while Pakistan accounts for less than 1% of
global carbon emissions, it is the "fifth most vulnerable" to effects of climate
change, citing data from the 2019 Global Climate Risk Index report.

“I assure you that Pakistan will be doing its best to make its contribution to
mitigate the effects of climate change,” Khan said.