1MW solar power plant commissioned in G-B

A 1MW solar photovoltaic power plant (SPP) with 600 kWh battery storage was commissioned in the Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) by NPak Energy Limited, said a statement. 

The project is the first public-private partnership (PPP) in G-B to produce clean energy.

"The inauguration ceremony held on November 17, 2023, was attended by Honourable Haji Gulbar Khan, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan and other representatives of the Government as well as the local community leaders and NPAK Energy Management."

The statement added that the project was financed and implemented by NPAK Energy and "is the first comparable scale, privately developed and operated SPP in Gilgit Baltistan".

"The plant's 2,376 photovoltaic panels at the altitude of 2800 m above the sea level, started feeding power to the Hunza district grid. It will produce 1,600 MWh per year of electricity from solar energy resources, which will power local households and businesses, addressing the acute energy deficit in Hunza District and avoiding approximately 1,134 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) equivalent annually," added the statement. 

The energy company has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the G-B government.

NPak Energy Limited is a subsidiary of the Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), the industrial and infrastructure development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).