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] It is being developed by the Chinese firm HydroChina, and is expected to provide electricity to the Pakistani grid by August 2016.[2]

HydroChina Dawood wind power project
CountryPakistan
LocationBanbhore, Sindh
Coordinates24°39′30″N 67°28′12″E
Construction began2015
Commission dateAugust 2016 (2016-08)
Owner(s)HydroChina
Wind farm
TypeOnshore on tidal flats
Power generation
Units operational33
Make and modelMing Yang
Nameplate capacity49.5 MW

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. "PowerChina builds foundation for 1st turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm". See News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "License Application" (PDF). NEPRA. NEPRA. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. "Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited". Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  5. "Home - Aerodyn". Aerodyn.
  6. "PowerChina installs last turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm". SeeNews. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. "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". Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  9. http://renewables.seenews.com/news/powerchina-installs-last-turbine-at-49-5-mw-pakistani-wind-farm-522832
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