Pakistan Plans 22 Wind-based Power Plants

[Viper0011.]

It's such a shame that Pakistan has been slow in developing wind turbines especially considering that a turbine essentially takes a month from nothing to energy production, and the fact that the investment is recovered in something like three years. We need more such projects, and fast, given we have a generation potential of 50,000 MW from wind alone.

I hope you know it just not a Fan that you put on a tower and it moves with air producing energy?

Pakistan didn't have the tech and the expertise. They'd sent many engineers in China and to Europe to study how the wind farms work. I think those guys have done hands on work as interns in different countries and on different projects. Now that they are familiar with the tech, management and engineering of systems, etc, the wind based projects are going ahead from "conception" to actually getting build.

You can't just keep buying everything and now have the support infrastructure internally. The government of Pakistan has learned a LOT from the Nandi Por experience . Now every new technology, system and machinery will first have Pakistani engineers train on managing and supporting those systems. That way, you will have internal labor (which usually turns out to be the most expensive component in a situation like the Erieye / AEW plane repairs, Nandi Por, etc). This would obviously result in some projects (like the Wind ones), starting late in Pakistan. But, this is the right thing to do. Can't rely on the Chinese for everything.

 

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

Here is what happened with the wind turbine---an army brigadier was in charge during Mushy's regime----.

Supposedly---the average speed of wind in the region suitable for turbines is around 6-10 mph----this guy did not know much and possibly got kick backs---he went ahead and purchase windturbines that were suitable for winds upwards of 12--15 mph.

The program failed---the decision was made that wind turbines are a failure---pakistan---zindabad.

 

[Viper0011.]

Here is what happened with the wind turbine---an army brigadier was in charge during Mushy's regime----.Supposedly---the average speed of wind in the region suitable for turbines is around 6-10 mph----this guy did not know much and possibly got kick backs .

I was trying to stay away from this story in my previous post as I've highlighted my share of identifying the fact that corruption happens in the Army too. But thank you for sharing, I like your post because its the truth. Not many people will like it though.....the military in Pakistan, has the same status like a Cow in India

 

[maxpayne]

Hi,

Here is what happened with the wind turbine---an army brigadier was in charge during Mushy's regime----.

Supposedly---the average speed of wind in the region suitable for turbines is around 6-10 mph----this guy did not know much and possibly got kick backs---he went ahead and purchase windturbines that were suitable for winds upwards of 12--15 mph.

The program failed---the decision was made that wind turbines are a failure---pakistan---zindabad.

Which project u r referring to?

 

[MastanKhan]

Which project u r referring to?

Something that came up around 2002 and 2005

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Japanese have a huge edge in Wind energy -- their private sector and development institutions worked with World Bank closely and won tender to supply some of the Egyptian Red Sea resort towns with 700 turbines which are still operational today. Entire resort towns and de-salination plants are powered by the energy that came from wind.

Wind energy is free to produce but not free to maintain. We need the tech but also facility to keep them fully operational. We'll only solve our crises of supply-demand gap when we solve circular debt issue stop power theft and invest in ALL sources of energy (solar and wind included)

Turks are involved in low level but successful wind energy/clean air initiative in Pakistan for example Zorlu Energy wind farm in Thatta District of Jhimpir (Sindh).

 

[Rangila]

indeed wind is a great way given your shoreline.

Do you mean landlocked countries have less probability of having such power production method?
Why did you lay emphasis on shoreline.

Japanese have a huge edge in Wind energy -- their private sector and development institutions worked with World Bank closely .

Not a single Japanese company in top 10 ruled by Siemens & GE.

 

[tarrar]

More & more wind mill & solar energy projects should be made through out Pakistan.

 

[maxpayne]

Something that came up around 2002 and 2005

Do u remember name of project?

 

[MastanKhan]

Do u remember name of project?

Hi,

I do not. And it could have been earlier after the coupe or could be later after 2005.

 

[maxpayne]

Hi,

I do not. And it could have been earlier after the coupe or could be later after 2005.

ok

 

[aliaselin]

Not a single Japanese company in top 10 ruled by Siemens & GE

No, the top 2 suppliers are Vestas from Denmark and Goldwind from China.

 

[Cyberian]

Sounds like more hot air in a long list of hot air. Like, Pakistan's untapped coal reserves can supply nation's energy for 400 years and, let's not forget the trillions of dollars worth of shale gas that Pakistan is sitting on.

But, if we expand our imagination more, we will discover ancient technology buried in Pakistan that will give the country the ability to conquer the entire galaxy.