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] and is expected to provide electricity to the Pakistani grid by August 2016.[2]
| HydroChina Dawood Wind Power Project | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Banbhore, Sindh |
| Coordinates | 24°39′30″N 67°28′12″E / 24.65833°N 67.47000°E |
| Construction began | 2015 |
| Commission date | August 2016 |
| Owner | HydroChina |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore on tidal flats |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 33 |
| Make and model | Ming Yang |
| Nameplate capacity | 49.5 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] The total power generation from this wind project is 49.5 MW.[9]
References
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- ^ "Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited". Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "Home - Aerodyn". Aerodyn. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ a b "PowerChina installs last turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm". SeeNews. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ a b "China invests $ 115 million to develop wind energy in Pakistan". The Nation. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PowerChina installs last turbine at 49.5-MW Pakistani wind farm - SeeNews Renewables". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-20.