Saturday, April 22, 2006
ISLAMABAD: Underlining the vital link between energy security and growth momentum, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is looking for power generation from all possible sources, including wind energy, and the country will be producing 100 megawatt wind energy by June this year.
He was talking to a delegation of companies involved in the production of wind power. The delegation included Brain Fitzpatrick of AXOR, Canada, and Rafiq Dawood, Chairman of Win Power.
Pakistan, the prime minister said, has vast scope of generating energy from wind because of its geographical location. Many parts of the country, especially in Sindh, lend themselves to obtaining energy from wind.
He added that the government is working to expedite development of alternative sources of energy to meet the growing demand of power at a fast pace, as well as to produce cheaper and environmentally-friendly energy in the country.
The prime minister said that the government has prioritized electrification of remote villages through wind and solar generating projects to provide cheaper electricity to the people of these areas and 500-600MW power generating capacity will be installed by 2007.
The delegation informed the prime minister that a consortium involving MS/AXOR of Canada and First Dawood Group would establish a 50MW wind power project at Gharo, Sindh, to meet the urgent needs for electricity in Pakistan. The project will be functional by the summer of 2007.
Brian Fiztpatrick appreciated the investment friendly policies of the government and the cooperation extended by it in the implementation of the project. The meeting was attended among others by Air Marshal Shahid Hamid (retd), Chairman of the Alternative Energy Development Board, and senior officials.
ISLAMABAD: Underlining the vital link between energy security and growth momentum, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is looking for power generation from all possible sources, including wind energy, and the country will be producing 100 megawatt wind energy by June this year.
He was talking to a delegation of companies involved in the production of wind power. The delegation included Brain Fitzpatrick of AXOR, Canada, and Rafiq Dawood, Chairman of Win Power.
Pakistan, the prime minister said, has vast scope of generating energy from wind because of its geographical location. Many parts of the country, especially in Sindh, lend themselves to obtaining energy from wind.
He added that the government is working to expedite development of alternative sources of energy to meet the growing demand of power at a fast pace, as well as to produce cheaper and environmentally-friendly energy in the country.
The prime minister said that the government has prioritized electrification of remote villages through wind and solar generating projects to provide cheaper electricity to the people of these areas and 500-600MW power generating capacity will be installed by 2007.
The delegation informed the prime minister that a consortium involving MS/AXOR of Canada and First Dawood Group would establish a 50MW wind power project at Gharo, Sindh, to meet the urgent needs for electricity in Pakistan. The project will be functional by the summer of 2007.
Brian Fiztpatrick appreciated the investment friendly policies of the government and the cooperation extended by it in the implementation of the project. The meeting was attended among others by Air Marshal Shahid Hamid (retd), Chairman of the Alternative Energy Development Board, and senior officials.