February 13, 2011

50MW wind power farm to be set up in Thatta


STAFF REPORT KARACHI: The Iran-Pakistan Wind Power Limited (IPWPL) has said that the wind farm would be set up at the allocated land of 1,250 acres with the cost of the project is $100 million.

On the occasion, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah gave away the land allotment documents to the representative of IPWPL for setting up 50 MW wind power project.

“The project will take at least three years to start commercial operation and so far no tariff has been fixed,” IPWPL chief executive Khurram Saeed said at the LDF-2011 livestock, dairy, fisheries and poultry seminar and exhibition held at the Expo Centre Karachi.

He added that the company is reviewing options to import turbines either from Iran or China. He added that the project has been set up at Thatta, which is an ideal corridor for winds required for this sort of alternative energy production.


http://www.technologytimes.pk/mag/2011/feb11/issue02/50mw_wind_power_farm.php

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