The Asian Development Bank funded 56.4 MW wind power project Jhampir is expected to start generating electricity from next month as the implementing company has completed all necessary work in this regard.
This is in addition to the project of Fauji Fertilizer Company Energy Limited that is likely to become operational from next week and add about 50 MW electricity in the national electricity transmission system from next week.
In total more than 106 MW electricity would be included in the national power transmission system from next month when the wind energy projects of FFCEL and Zorlu Energy would become operational and start generating electricity.
The ADB is financing USD 143 million Jhampir windmill project, which is being executed by Zorlu Energy Pakistan, the local subsidiary of a Turkish company, on the land of 1148 acres at Jhampir in Thatta district of Sindh province.
As many as 34 wind turbines have been erected on the wind farm with power generation capacity of 1.8 MW each turbine.
The only formality for launching the power generation operation is the approval from National Transmission and Dispatch Company.
Mr Mumtaz Hassan Country Zorlu Energy said that “We have completed all the work on the project and are waiting for the approval to start operation, from next month,” told journalists at the project site.
Mr Hassan said that the other formality is the inspection by independent engineers, who are likely to visit the site next week.
He said that “On our side we have completed the testing and next week independent engineers will be here to inspect the project and issue certificate.”
He added that the electricity of the wind farm would be included in the national grid through National Transmission & Despatch Company. On the occasion, Project Direct Murad said that best technology has been utilized for the development of Jhampir wind energy project.
He further added that Zorlu can develop more wind energy project to generate electricity from this renewable source of energy.
