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Journal of Sustainable Development Indicators, Vol. 1 No. 4, 2025.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdi.d2.0661

Data-Driven Insights into Sustainable Energy Transition across Diverse Climatic Conditions: Evidence from Pakistan’s Energy Sector

Saqib Ali orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-1573-5689 ; University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Antun Pfeifer ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Aamer Raza ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Luka Herc orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-4032-4723 ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Neven Duić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-6466 ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

The comprehensive quest of a sustainable energy transition has suited a defining challenge, as nations seek the data-driven insights that concurrently address climate change, economic growth, and energy security issues. Energy sector in Pakistan like many other underdeveloped countries, currently faces similar challenges. Therefore, comprehensive data-driven research is required to find sustainable energy solutions. This research presents a method for gradual increase in variable renewable energy sources (VRES) and optimized retirement of fossil fuel-based power plants, finally to attain 100% integration of VRES till 2050 using H2RES modelling tool. The results demonstrate that 100% share of Pakistan's electricity demand can be met through energy storage technologies, flexibility options, endogenous investments into VRES, power to X technologies, etc. This research emphasizes the potential of H2RES model in achieving SGDs 7 and 13 targets as a template to provide a scalable framework for other developing nations facing similar power system issues, making it globally relevant.

Keywords

Diverse Multi-Climate Zones; Energy Planning; Flexibility Options; Pakistan’s Energy Sector; Power-to-X Technologies; Sustainable Energy Transition; 100% VRES.

Hrčak ID:

342771

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/342771

Publication date:

31.5.2026.

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