Wind energy: Sindh allots land for project

Sindh government allotted 1,408 acres of land in the wind corridor of Thatta district

KARACHI: The Sindh government has allotted 1,408 acres of land in the wind corridor of Thatta district for the development of 49.5 megawatts wind energy project, officials said. Sharing the details of the scheme, they said an investment of $130 million has also been arranged through local and foreign financing for the project. The major portion of the project cost was said to be provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation USA (OPIC) while rest of the financing has been arranged by a consortium of local banks. The project will start commercial operations in July 2016 and enhance the capacity of the national grid by adding 142.1 gigawatts/hour every year. Construction contract of the project has been awarded to Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited that will install 33 turbines of 1.5MW each.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 27^th,  2015.

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