338MW added to national grid from Jhimpir wind cluster

[My-Analogous]

LAHORE: The newly constructed 220kV transmission line successfully evacuated 338MW from the new Jhimpir wind cluster in Sindh and added it to the national grid on Wednesday.

The 85km long 220kV transmission line, which has been constructed by the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), originates from Jhimpir and concludes at Tando Muhammad Khan Road (Hyderabad) via Jhirk. It also passes over Indus River (lower stream).

Besides construction of the new 220kV line, the capacity of 132kV Tando Muhammad Khan grid station was also enhanced to 220kV, according to officials.

According to a spokesman of the NTDC, the completion of line and capacity enhancement of the Tando Muhammad Khan grid will not only bridge the local demand and supply gap in the area but also end low voltage, fluctuations and tripping problems faced by the masses.

“The development will benefit a number of consumers of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) and other parts of the Sindh province,” the spokesman said while talking to Dawn.

A total of seven wind power plants have been constructed in new Jhimpir cluster. These include five plants having 50MW (each) while one is of 30MW and another has 99MW installed capacity. The total installed capacity of these seven plants is 379MW.

A major portion of the total electricity generated by the wind plants would be supplied to Hesco’s distribution system through the national grid while remaining power would be used to fulfill the requirement of other areas, he said.

It may be mentioned that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) had also pledged in May this year to provide $66 million and mobilise further $172m to build the largest wind farm in Sindh. The core objective behind the IFC’s pledge is to help build Pakistan’s largest wind power farm.

The financing to Triconboston Consulting Corporation will help construct and operate three 50-megawatt wind farms. Triconboston is majority-owned by the Sapphire Group, a leading Pakistani industrial group, with significant interests in textile and power sectors.

The project is part of the IFC’s broader efforts to foster private participation in Pakistan’s power sector to increase investments, help diversify energy sources, cut the cost of electricity and reduce the use expensive fossil fuels.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2017
https://www.dawn.com/news/1355050/338mw-added-to-national-grid-from-jhimpir-wind-cluster
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[Imran Khan]

great i wish wind solar reach 20000mw one day

 

[The Accountant]

great i wish wind solar reach 20000mw one day

Not wind, wind is still much expensive close to oil and also unreliable ,,, on the other hand recent technological development in solar energy is resulting in a remarkable reduction in cost of fuel cells as a result of which solar energy is now even cheaper than coal so it is the way to go ... I recommend that our desert areas should be utilized for solar power generation

 

[My-Analogous]

Not wind, wind is still much expensive close to oil and also unreliable ,,, on the other hand recent technological development in solar energy is resulting in a remarkable reduction in cost of fuel cells as a result of which solar energy is now even cheaper than coal so it is the way to go ... I recommend that our desert areas should be utilized for solar power generation

Solar have environmental impact on birds and it have also issue with disposal. I think wind will be cheaper in near future

 

[The Accountant]

Solar have environmental impact on birds and it have also issue with disposal. I think wind will be cheaper in near future

Environmental issues are much less as compared to others and i highly doubt that wind energy is going to be cheap as it is due to inherent nature of this field ... however may be you are right and it happens then it will be great

 

[Syed1.]

Not wind, wind is still much expensive close to oil and also unreliable ,,, on the other hand recent technological development in solar energy is resulting in a remarkable reduction in cost of fuel cells as a result of which solar energy is now even cheaper than coal so it is the way to go ... I recommend that our desert areas should be utilized for solar power generation

You make valid points, however, also keep in mind that solar cell efficiency lie in the 20-30% range while a typical wind turbine under right conditions is about 50% efficient.

 

[American Pakistani]

I've been hearing about so much projects but as far as what I've heard from relatives back in Pakistan that loadshedding is still there and there is no major reduction in it.

 

[Areesh]

I've been hearing about so much projects but as far as what I've heard from relatives back in Pakistan that loadshedding is still there and there is no major reduction in it.

Not really Situation has improved a lot in Karachi. At least in those areas where people pay bills.

 

[American Pakistani]

Not really Situation has improved a lot in Karachi. At least in those areas where people pay bills.

How is the situation in areas like Gulshan, G e Jauhar, FB Area, etc?

 

[Areesh]

How is the situation in areas like Gulshan, G e Jauhar, FB Area, etc?

Pretty good. I am in FB area and I get uninterruptible electricity for weeks or even month unless it is some fault or something. Same is the case with Gulshan and Jauhar.

But you know these are massive areas with various blocks. So situation can vary depending on collection of bills in those respective blocks.

 

[Major Sam]

How is the situation in areas like Gulshan, G e Jauhar, FB Area, etc?

In my city almost no load sheding max its 1-2 hours. It all depends now on ur area recovery rate. More recovery less load or no load shedding.

 

[MultaniGuy]

Good initiative.

 

[American Pakistani]

Pretty good. I am in FB area and I get uninterruptible electricity for weeks or even month unless it is some fault or something. Same is the case with Gulshan and Jauhar.

But you know these are massive areas with various blocks. So situation can vary depending on collection of bills in those respective blocks.

Mostly I've heard in Jauhar area, but those blocks are posh areas and all bills are paid on time.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

KARACHI: Wind power generation capacity in Pakistan increasing rapidly as 13 projects with a cumulative installed capacity of around 650MW have been installed and commissioned whereas 25 projects with cumulative capacity of around 1400 MW are in various stages of implementation.


List of projects.

IN PRODUCTION

Jhimpir Wind Power Plant 56
Jhimpir Wind Energy Project 50
Three Gorges First Wind Farm Pakistan Ltd-I 50
Foundation Wind Energy–I & II Pvt Ltd 100
Sapphire Wind Power Pvt Ltd 53
Yunus Energy Ltd 50
Metro Wind Power Co Ltd 50
Tenaga Generai Ltd 50
Gul Ahmed Wind Power Ltd 50
Master Wind Energy Ltd 53
FFC Energy Ltd 50
Zorlu Enerji Pakistan 56
Tapal Wind Energy Ltd 30
HydroChina Dawood Power Ltd 50
Sachal Engineering Works Pvt Ltd 50

IN PIPELINE

United Energy Ltd 100
Thatta Power Plant 50
Harappa Solar Pvt Ltd 18
AJ Power Pvt Ltd 12
Hawa Energy Ltd 50
Jhampir Wind Power Ltd 50
Access Electric Pvt Ltd 22
BukhshSolar Pvt Ltd 10
Safe Solar Power Pvt Ltd 10
Blue Star Hydel Pvt Ltd 1
Tricon Boston Corporation 150
Three Gorges Second Wind Farm Pakistan Ltd-II 50
Three Gorges Second Wind Farm Pakistan Ltd-III 50
Hartford Alternate Energy 50
Western Energy Pvt Ltd 50
Zephyr Power Ltd 50
Shaheen Foundation 50
Norinco International Thatta Power Pvt. Ltd. 50
Trans Atlantic Energy Pvt Ltd 50
Act 2 Wind Ltd 50
Artistic Wind Power Pvt Ltd 50
Harvey Wind Power Project 50
Zulikha Energy Ltd 50
Gul Ahmed Electric Ltd 50
Metro Wind Power Ltd 60
Din Energy Ltd 50
Din Energy Ltd 50
Burj Wind Energy Pvt Ltd 14
Iran-Pak Wind Power Pvt Ltd 50
Titan Energy Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd 50
Dawood Power Pvt Ltd 50
Bhambore Wind Project 50
MBM Engineering Company 1
Gharo Wind Power Plant 50
Finerji (Pvt) Ltd 50
Trident Energy (Pvt) Ltd 50
Wind Eagle (Pvt) Ltd 50
Quaid-e-Azam Wind Park 1,000

IN PROPOSAL

AM Pak Energy 50

 

[The Accountant]

You make valid points, however, also keep in mind that solar cell efficiency lie in the 20-30% range while a typical wind turbine under right conditions is about 50% efficient.

Agreed ... but previously the solar cells were dam expensive but now they are dirt cheap in comparision to past so with a much less investment then wind field you can get the output equivallent to wind farm ...