First Pakistan-owned wind power project starts operation

49.5MW facility was wholly financed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China


APP June 24, 2017
PHOTO: AFP

BEIJING: The first Pakistan-owned early-harvest wind power project constructed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework has started commercial operation after passing required assesments.

The 49.5MW facility developed by Sachal Energy Development (Private) Limited over 680 acres of land in the Jhimpir Wind Corridor in Sindh province was wholly financed by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

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The success of the project sets a good example for the construction of CPEC and the "Belt and Road" initiative, according to Global Times. Sachal Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arif Habib Corporation Limited, one of the largest private sector conglomerates in Pakistan.

It has received formal notification from the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited. The company is committed to supplying electricity to the national grid through the National Transmission and Dispatch Company for 20 years under an energy purchase agreement.

The project comprises 33 wind turbine generators manufactured by Goldwind of China whereas HydroChina is the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) as well as operation and maintenance (O&M) contractor of the project.

It is the first project that has received Sinosure-backed financing and has been 100% financed by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

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Pakistan and China have signed $57-billion worth of energy and infrastructure projects under the CPEC framework. The bulk of the investment is going to the energy projects, including renewable and clean energy to bridge the energy shortfall.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2017.

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COMMENTS (7)

Genius | 6 years ago | Reply Wind power is great but it has moving parts which need maintenance. What I have noted that Solar power is going hand in hand with wind power in the West. So if feasible and profitable should investment in Solar power not be made at the same time?
Kashif Amin | 6 years ago | Reply This is not the the first wind power plant and also not state owned as the operations are still carried on under private sector. There are already installed wind power plants in that area such as FWEL (Fauji Wind Energy Limited) that is already working and producing power from two plants FWEL-I & II both produce 100 MW energy and supplying to National grid back in before 2015, when I visited there in 2015 it was fully operational and producing power
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