Wind power in Pakistan

Pakistan is developing wind power plants in Jhimpir, Gharo, Keti Bandar and Bin Qasim in Sindh. The government of Pakistan decided to develop wind power energy sources due to problems supplying energy to the southern coastal regions of Sindh and Balochistan. The projects there are undertaken with assistance of the government of China.[1] Another area with potential is Swat which shows good wind conditions[2] and whose traditional leader Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb works with investors interested in wind power, once local political conditions would improve.

Jhimpir Project

Jhimpir Wind Farm

The Jhimpir Wind Power Plant is the first wind power plant in Pakistan. The wind farm has been developed in Jhimpir, by Zorlu Energy Pakistan the local subsidiary of a Turkish company. The total cost of project is $136 million.[3] Completed in 2002, it has a total capacity of 50 MW.

This wind Corridor has a 50000 megawatt potential with average wind speeds over 7 meter per second. The government of Pakistan has announced upfront tariff and ROI of 17 percent which is highest in the world. There are 14 projects in the pipeline out of which 50 MW FFCEL project will achieve COD by mid December 2012.

Qaiser and Rizvi also have many wind power projects in his pockets and they are producing overhead.

Qaiser and Rizvi Wind Projects in Air

Qaiser and Rizvi Energy Company Limited, is making awesome work in the field of renewable energy and they did not prefer to go abroad and committed to work within their own home land and it's role model for other Pakistanis as well who go abroad just for statusCo meanwhile need to explore their own motherland which is abundant potential. Long live Pakistan.

Foundation Wind Energy I Limited and Foundation Wind Energy II (Private) Limited

Fauji Foundation setup two wind projects (50 MW each) at Gharo, Thatta District. The EPC contractors were Nordex and Descon with Nordex as the lead contractor. Foundation Wind Energy II (Private) Limited was commissioned on July 2014. Foundation Wind Energy I (Private) Limited was commissioned on Feb 2015.

Three Gorges First Wind Farm Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd

Three Gorges First Wind Farm Pakistan has started the operation of 50 MW wind power project on 24 November 2014 at Jhimphir, Sindh. Contract of supply and installation of wind turbines was given to GOLDWIND and EPC contractor in the project was CWE (China International Water & Electric Corporation). TGF is the sister concern of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), who have built the world largest dam with the installed capacity of 22500 MW in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei, China.

Three Gorges have also planned to build two more wind power projects of 50 MW each in Jhimphir, Sindh in 2015.

Sapphire Wind Power Company’s (SWPCL)

A 52.8 MW wind power plant attained commercial operation date (COD) in a record time of only 14 months on 22 November 2015. Its availability in RRT (Run Reliability Test) was also a record in Pakistan. Hydrochina, a Chinese EPC contractor using 33x1.68 MW GE wind turbines constructed the power plant. SWPCL is the first wind project of General Electric in Pakistan and it was also a first project of Hydrochina. Some $ 95 million debt financing was secured for the project from Oversees Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), USA. The project is a joint ownership of Sapphire Textile and Bank Alfalah.

Tapal wind farm

The Tapal wind farm is located at the province of Sindh. HydroChina, a subsidiary of China Power Construction Corporation, is constructing the project. It will be run by three local Pakistani companies. The deal is for 20 GW82 1.5MW turbine. The machines will be customised to suit the local wind and climate conditions. Shipments will be made at the end of 2015. Installation work is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2016.

Metro Power Company Limited

Metro Power Project, a 50 MW wind power project of Metro Power Company Limited located in Jhimpir, district Thatta, Sindh, achieved financial close on 19 February 2015. The project is expected to achieve commercial operation by August 2016. The initiative in sponsored by Iqbal Ali Mohamed and Family, Infraco Asia Development Pvt Ltd out of Singapore and International Finance Corporation is scheduled to commence operation in third quarter 2016. It is financed by ETDB, National Bank, UBL, Bank Alfalah and Askari Bank.

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