There are two sources providing energy in the district. They are gas and electricity. Gas is provided to Dera Murad Jamali and two nearby villages. It is used for commercial and domestic purposes. There is a growing use of electricity for agricultural purposes. The use of electricity for cooking and heating is common in urban areas and is increasing in rural areas. There are few areas in the district without electricity. The use of kerosene and diesel is frequent in those area. For pumping water diesel engines are often used. In the rural areas still many people use wood for cooking and heating purpose. According to the forest department spokesman, it is a bottleneck in the growth of trees and bushes, as every year thousands of trees and bushes are razed to ground for fuel purposes. Coal is not often used for domestic purpose. The consumption of oil, gas, and electricity for heat purpose is little, as the area has s mild winter season. The use of illegal electricity is common in rural areas.

The use of dung cake is very common in Nasirabad district as an important source of energy for fuel and heating purpose. It is a source of saving and sometimes of income for common people of the district. Dung cake is made of the waste of draught animals and big ruminants. The dung is moulded and dried on roof tops and walls. It involves the sole labour of females, ranging from seven year old girls to old women. Men with worn-out shoes and poor cloths, coming from rural areas, are seen in D.M.Jamali to sell dung cake bags laden on donkeys, as a cheap source of energy for cooking purposes. Empty rice paddies are also used as a source of energy for heating and fuel purpose.

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