Pakistan's first Windmill project.

[S.U.R.B.]

President inaugurates country’s first windmill project​

HYDERABAD:
President Asif Ali Zardari inaugurated the country’s first windmill project in Jhimpir, Thatta, on Monday. The Fauji Fertilizer Company Energy Limited’s (FFCEL) project will contribute 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the national transmission grid. The wind farm comprises 33 German-made turbines, each with the capacity to produce 1.5MW of energy.
While addressing the ceremony, President Zardari said the government has planned to increase power production from wind and solar sources. “The corridor from Jhimpir to Gharo offers great potential for the use of clean energy,” he observed.
The president also announced the setting up of an industrial zone in Thatta, saying the provincial government is working on the project. “This will not only create jobs for the local people, but will also improve the country’s economy,” he claimed.
President Zardari said the windmill project has created 800 jobs for locals, and the sector will offer far greater employment prospects with the initiation of more projects. He also informed the gathering that the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority is working on a tariff for solar energy projects that are to be installed in the same area.
Arif Allauddin, chief executive of the Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB), said the body has given its nod to nine more companies to set up windmills in the Gharo area of Thatta. “This area can provide us clean and abundant energy for the next 50 years,” he added. According to him, the AEDB also plans to promote the production of solar and other forms of renewable energy in the area.

FFCEL Project Director Brigadier (retired) Tariq Aijaz said the project has been completed in a period of one year. He told that they used only 30% of the land acquired by the FFCEL for the windmills, as the remaining has been reserved for solar power projects. “We have signed two more agreements with the government to install two plants of 50MW capacity in Gharo at the cost of $250 million,” he said.
According to him, a loan of $125 million is expected from the Asian Development Bank and Islamic Development Bank, while local banks are expected to extend credit worth $65 million for these projects. The two plants will install 40 German-made turbines of 2.5MW capacity each.
Another windmill project initiated by Zorlu Energy Pakistan in Jhimpir is expected to produce another 56MW from February 2013. With this addition, Jhimpir will contribute 106MW of windmill energy to the national grid, AEBD Secretary Muhammad Anwar Ali said.


President inaugurates country

FFCEL Project Director Brigadier (retd) Tariq Aijaz said the project has been completed in a period of one year.

 

[Inception-06]

Why Pakistan is not buying windmill from China ? Would onyl cost half of the price and we would have double Power ? Is quality the reason ?

 

[S.U.R.B.]

Why Pakistan is not buying windmill from China ? Would onyl cost half of the price and we would have double Power ? Is quality the reason ?

As it's mentioned that the AEDB has "given nod to 9 more companies to set up windmills in the Gharo area of Thatta."

Another one is the Zorlu group (Turkish origin).It's just the start.

 

[darkinsky]

its an immense project

but PPP should have concentrated oon more basic projects like allowing private investment for electric energy that wind energy

 

[mastaan]

Why Pakistan is not buying windmill from China ? Would onyl cost half of the price and we would have double Power ? Is quality the reason ?

Because even Chinese companies are running on German and Danish designs. Makes a lot of sense to buy the latest from the owner of the IPR directly. Plus a lot of Chinese companies that sell those licensed products (with the exception of 2 large companies, who have now their own products), can not sell outside of China.

 

[tomluter]

Because even Chinese companies are running on German and Danish designs. Makes a lot of sense to buy the latest from the owner of the IPR directly. Plus a lot of Chinese companies that sell those licensed products (with the exception of 2 large companies, who have now their own products), can not sell outside of China.

No,
A Chinese wind-turbine company, with financing help from Beijing, has struck a deal to be the exclusive supplier to one of the largest wind-farm developments in the U.S., a sign of how Chinese firms are aggressively capitalizing on America's clean-energy push
The 36,000-acre development in West Texas would receive $1.5 billion in financing through Export-Import Bank of China. Shenyang Power Group, a five-month-old alliance, would supply the project with 240 of its 2.5-megawatt wind turbines, among the biggest made in the world.
The Obama administration is hoping a shift to renewable energy will inject new life into the U.S. manufacturing base and provide high-paying jobs, making up for losses in the auto, aerospace, textile, steel and other sectors. But while the U.S. has poured money into renewable energy through tax credits and other subsidies, China has positioned itself to reap many of the benefits by ramping up its brawny export machine.
'This is just the beginning,' said Lu Jinxiang, chief executive of A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd., which controls Shenyang Power. He said the U.S. 'is an ideal target' as it seeks to shift to renewable energy from fossil fuels. He said his firm, shares of which trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market, hopes to replicate the success of the Chinese solar industry, which has expanded capacity and driven down prices.
The West Texas project exclusively would use 2.5-megawatt turbines made at Shenyang's turbine-manufacturing facility, in the northeastern city of Shenyang. The Texas project would soak up more than half of Shenyang's current annual production of 1,125 megawatts of turbine capacity.


Another report,
Investitionsverbot

Chinesisches Windkraft-Unternehmen verklagt Obama

Obama hatte den Windpark-Bauern aus China per Anordnung verboten, vier Anlagen in der Nähe einer US-Militärbasis zu übernehmen. Es gebe "glaubwürdige Hinweise", dass Ralls Corp und andere an dem Bauvorhaben beteiligte Firmen Schritte unternehmen könnten, die "die nationale Sicherheit der Vereinigten Staaten beeinträchtigen könnten", hieß es in der Begründung.

Ralls hatte Anfang des Jahres das Gelände in Oregon gekauft, um dort mehrere Windparks zu errichten. In unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft liegt eine Basis der US-Navy. Auf dem Stützpunkt in Boardman werden unter anderem Drohnen und Flugzeuge getestet.

Verfahren im Präsidentschaftswahlkampf

Vor einigen Wochen hatte das Komitee für ausländische Investitionen (CFIUS) Ralls angewiesen, seine Arbeiten an dem Projekt zu unterbrechen. Die private Firma hatte auch dagegen zunächst Klage eingereicht, diese jedoch später zurückgezogen. Am vergangenen Freitag wurde das Windpark-Projekt dann endgültig gestoppt. Ralls hat seitdem 90 Tage Zeit, um seine Anteile an den vier Anlagen zu verkaufen.

Doch dagegen setzt sich das Unternehmen zur Wehr: Das neue Verfahren richtet sich nun nicht mehr nur gegen CFIUS, sondern auch direkt gegen den Unterzeichner der umstrittenen Anordnung: US-Präsident Obama. Der habe keine Begründung für die Sicherheitsbedenken geliefert, beklagte die Firma.

Wegen der großen Vollmachten eines amerikanischen Präsidenten in Sicherheitsfragen sind die Chancen der Chinesen vor Gericht jedoch gering. Das Verfahren fällt mitten in den US-Präsidentschaftswahlkampf. Herausforderer Mitt Romney hatte Obama zuletzt vorgeworfen, sich nicht entschieden genug gegen Chinas Handels- und Investmentpraktiken zu wehren.

 

[karan21]

Congrats but wind energy is only one extra source of power. This can't be the main source of power. Invest more in nuclear and thermal energy.