Dawood Wind Power Project

Dawood wind power project
Country Pakistan
Location Banbhore, Sindh
Coordinates 24°39′30″N 67°28′12″E / 24.65833°N 67.47000°E / 24.65833; 67.47000Coordinates: 24°39′30″N 67°28′12″E / 24.65833°N 67.47000°E / 24.65833; 67.47000
Construction began 2015
Commission date August 2016 (2016-08)
Owner(s) HydroChina
Wind farm
Type Onshore on tidal flats
Power generation
Units operational 33
Nameplate capacity 49.5 MW

The Dawood wind power project is a wind farm under-construction as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor's Early Harvest energy projects. It is being developed on 1,720 acres of tidal flats near the city of Banbhore, Sindh – approximately 80 kilometers east of Karachi.[1] It is being developed by the Chinese firm HydroChina.[2] It is being developed by the Chinese firm HydroChina, 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] Total power generation from this wind project is 49.5 MW[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan, China investment: Sindh plays host to $130m wind power project". The Express Tribune. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "PowerChina builds foundation for 1st turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm". See News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "License Application" (PDF). NEPRA. NEPRA. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited".
  5. ↑ "Home - Aerodyn". Aerodyn.
  6. 1 2 "PowerChina installs last turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm". SeeNews. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. 1 2 "China invests $ 115 million to develop wind energy in Pakistan". The Nation. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "ICBC Releases the First Project Loan for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor". Indistrial and Commercial Bank of China.
  9. ↑ http://renewables.seenews.com/news/powerchina-installs-last-turbine-at-49-5-mw-pakistani-wind-farm-522832
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.