Nordex Sells 100 Turbines as Pakistan Plans Wind-Power Boost

[American Pakistani]

Nordex Sells 100 Turbines as Pakistan Plans Wind-Power Boost

October 19, 2011, 5:24 AM EDT

By Stefan Nicola


(Updates with company comment in second paragraph.)

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Nordex SE, a German wind turbine maker, sold 250 million euros ($345 million) of equipment and services to Pakistan that would quintuple the company’s planned installations there.

The contracts would cover five projects of 20 turbines each with a total capacity of 250 megawatts, Ralf Peters, a Nordex spokesman, said today by phone. They’re subject to final approval from the Pakistan government, which would also give financing guarantees, he said.

“Our experience from past projects is that these guarantees are given without problems,” Peters said.

Nordex said it expects the Pakistan wind market to grow at a “rapid pace” as state and private investors plan new farms to expand the country’s energy-generation capacities. The Pakistani government estimates the wind power potential in Sindh Province in the southern part of the country to be about 11,000 megawatts, Nordex said.

“Pakistan is the most important Asian market outside China for Nordex today,” Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, Nordex’s chief sales officer, said in a statement.

Nordex secured orders for its first 50-megawatt project in Pakistan in 2010 and will start delivering turbines next month, it said.

Two projects are developed by the Fauji Foundation, with the remainder owned by Gul Ahmed Energy Ltd., Metro Power Company Ltd. and the Yunus Brothers Group, Nordex said. They are to be built in 2012 and 2013, the company said.

 

[American Pakistani]

Nordex Sells 100 Turbines as Pakistan Plans Wind-Power Boost - Businessweek

Source.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

the Zorlu wind farm project was small, albeit a success

i trust it will be the same case with this as well

initial startup and training costs are high for wind turbines, but in the long run you save; you simply can't go wrong with re-newable energy

 

[53fd]

the Zorlu wind farm project was small, albeit a success

i trust it will be the same case with this as well

initial startup and training costs are high for wind turbines, but in the long run you save; you simply can't go wrong with re-newable energy

The efficiency of wind energy can be an issue though, i.e. only 15-20% I believe.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

is it though? if its in a place which lots of wind, how much of that is translated to electricity and how much is actually wasted?

luckily in this case, "waste" is just a few extra turns of the turbine. Only issue i guess is maintenance cost (apart from the setup costs)


for rural areas especially in Balochistan I think this is a great solution

 

[53fd]

is it though? if its in a place which lots of wind, how much of that is translated to electricity and how much is actually wasted?

luckily in this case, "waste" is just a few extra turns of the turbine. Only issue i guess is maintenance cost (apart from the setup costs)


for rural areas especially in Balochistan I think this is a great solution

From what I believe, the effective energy that is converted to electricity is 15-20%, & the rest is wasted. I could be wrong though.

 

[Major Sam]

in wind mill generation the generated voltage has more harmonics ...

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

i'd be interested to learn more, so if you and people you know (who know this subject) could contribute that would be most helpful for those who know less about it

 

[ashok321]

i'd be interested to learn more, so if you and people you know (who know this subject) could contribute that would be most helpful for those who know less about it

What is your specific question?

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

a followup to post number six

 

[TOPGUN]

Awsome news lets see how things work out.

 

[ashok321]

a followup to post number six

I thought you just wanted salan and nan, but you are also looking for Nihari, gobi aloo, seekh kebab, and beef karahi topped with raita.....

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

you forgot pakoras in curry; and Peshawari chicken (soul food)

the stuff that provides more energy than nuclear power plant


i do look forward, however, to somebody else with more substantive feedback

 

[Jango]

On topic, the OP says 250 MW, total capacity of the 20 turbines combined. So, it is very good. 250 Million euros is the cost, so not exactly really cheap.

 

[ashok321]

On topic, the OP says 250 MW, total capacity of the 20 turbines combined. So, it is very good. 250 Million euros is the cost, so not exactly really cheap.

Could have been cheaper, had you people bought from across the border - India.