My friendâs friend (a Western expat who Iâve met before a few times) couldnât fill up his vehicle today at the local gas station.
Weâve obviously been hearing about scarcity in fuel but this is the first time; itâs been a personal connection.
Just as a data point:
Markets in Pakistan have been told to close by 8 PM. My gym went from closing at 11 PM to closing at 10 and then to 8.
This is being done to conserve electricity.
Insane
An interesting point I found on X by someone –
The reason India does not have the energy insecurity of Pakistan is due to the massive coal reserves in the Eastern part of the country (Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, WB, Odisha).
India does around 70-75% from coal and 3-5% from LNG.
Pakistan is around 20-25% coal and 30-35% LNG.
Hence you are not seeing similar load shedding/blackouts in India due to the war.
Interestingly enough, the thorium reserves India plan on gaining full energy independence with are also located in the Eastern half of the country.
India Pakistan comparisons grow tiresome after a while..
Thought this was high signal enough about why India hasnât been impacted electricity wise.
India of course uses imported fuel for transportation, cooking etc but electricity is fully self-reliant.
âHigh signalâ comments do not mask intent.
Your comment wasnât about why India didnât suffer from load shedding in comparison to other GS countries but specifically to Pakistan.
It was a mutual obsessive antipathy that has drowned the Indian Subcontinent in dire poverty.
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