HydroChina Dawood Wind Power Project
The HydroChina Dawood Wind Power Project is a wind farm which was developed as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor's Early Harvest energy projects on 1,720 acres of tidal flats is located in Gharo, Sindh – approximately 80 kilometers east of Karachi.[1] It is being developed by the Chinese firm HydroChina,[2] and is expected to provide electricity to the Pakistani grid by August 2016.[2]
The plant will produce approximately 50 megawatts of electricity upon completion, and will consist of 33 wind turbines each capable of generating 1.5 MW of electricity.[3] Turbines will be sourced from China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited[4] and were jointly developed with the German firm aerodyn.[5][3]
Construction began in 2015, and the last turbine was installed on April 23, 2016.[6] Electric generation is expected to commence in August 2016,[6] It is expected that energy provided by the farm will be sufficient to provide electricity to some 100,000 households in the local area.[7]
Total costs for the project are expected to total $115 million,[7] with financing provided by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.[8] The total power generation from this wind project is 49.5 MW.[9]
References
- ^ "Pakistan, China investment: Sindh plays host to $130m wind power project". The Express Tribune. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ a b "PowerChina builds foundation for 1st turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm". See News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ a b "License Application" (PDF). NEPRA. NEPRA. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited". Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "Home - Aerodyn". Aerodyn.
- ^ a b "PowerChina installs last turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm". SeeNews. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ a b "China invests $ 115 million to develop wind energy in Pakistan". The Nation. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "ICBC Releases the First Project Loan for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor". Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "PowerChina installs last turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm - SeeNews Renewables". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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