ocr: Apart from cotton and rice, Palastan's major esources are oil, coal, gas and water. The state hopes that the privatization oft the utilities industries willreduce energy imports and shortages - peak electricity demand, for example, exceeds supply by 20%. Stepsare being taken to attract more foreign unvestment in oil and gas exploration, extraction and distribution. Paldstan's current retining capacity of150,000 b/d camnot meet the present 280,000 b/d demand,. let alone the projected demand for 385,000 b/dby 1996.
