Wind Turbine manufacture in Pakistan

[Ababeel]

Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) takes great pride to announce the inauguration of Pakistan’s first ever Wind Power Plant of commercial scale. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani inaugurated the landmark project on 19th April 2009 at Jhimpir, District Thatta, Sindh
The Prime Minister stressed for utilization of alternative & renewable energy resources to overcome the current energy crisis. "Pakistan is facing energy crisis and rising to this challenge and depending on indigenous alternative energy resources is the need of hours" he said.

He observed that the world faced a three dimensional global energy, economic and environmental crisis and renewable energy resources, particularly wind energy, offered the most promising solution.

The Prime Minister noted that wind energy was globally the fastest growing energy resource with an annual growth of 26 percent. He expected that Pakistan would soon contribute significantly to the global installed wind capacity

He thanked the Turkish firm, Zorlu Enerji, for helping Pakistan enter the wind energy year. "Even now at the time when we face many challenges, it is our Turkish brothers, who have stepped up and their tremendous support has resulted in ushering in a new, green era in Pakistan's energy sector", he added.

The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction that the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), had made significant headway to develop the country’s Alternative & Renewable Energy sector.

He pointed out that Zorlu Enerji Group intends to expand this project to 250 megawatts. This shall also send a very strong signal to the international community that Pakistan offers great opportunities to do business and investment. "I am sure that with the support of our friends like Turkey and China, our renewable energy market will continue to flourish and rival the other emerging markets in the world as well", the Prime Minister said.

 

[Ababeel]

Nordex Supplying Wind Turbines in Pakistan:
Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) secured Letter of Intent (LOI) from Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) for establishing a 50MW Wind Power Project in Jhampir District Thatta Sindh.
Fauji Fertilizer Company has signed a wind turbine supply agreement with M/s Nordex, a reputed wind turbine manufacturer, in March 2010 for its 50MW wind power project. As per the deal, Nordex will supply 33 state of the art Nordex S77-1.5MW wind turbine generators for this project. Through this turbine supply deal Nordex is entering into a new developing wind energy market of Pakistan. The presence of Nordex in Pakistan will benefit both Nordex and wind IPPs to develop new ventures/deals for bringing wind energy in Pakistan.

 

[Ababeel]

“During the end of the current financial year, wind energy projects worth $450 million will be initiated”, said Mr. Arif Alauddin, Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Energy Development Board while talking to the press at the opening session of a consultative workshop on engendering the Medium Term RE Draft Policy of Pakistan on Monday October 11th, 2010 at Margala Hotel Islamabad.
The workshop, “Mainstreaming Gender in Energy Policy and Practice was organized by AEDB in collaboration with ENERGIA International, an International NGO based in the Netherlands whose main objective is to ensure the inclusion of the gender component in national policies and plans via awareness and advocacy campaigns. GTZ and UNDP also contributed to the event.

AEDB has agreed to be the National Focal Point in Pakistan for the ENERGIA Network Group.

In the first session, all participants were divided into four groups, each guided by a moderator who assisted them to come up with recommendations, some of which will eventually be incorporated in the Medium-Term RE Draft Policy, currently being reviewed by the Policy Review Committee (PRC) of AEDB in order to make it gender responsive. Moderators consisted of gender experts from GTZ and ENERGIA.

Participants included a cross-section of people from both the public and the private sector from across the county who focused on the Socio-Economic and Environmental dimensions of the RE Policy. They also pointed out what the benefits and challenges were towards engendering it. Impacts of RE provision, both negative and positive, on women, men and gender relations were also discussed. Through-out the workshop, the main thread of the discussion remained on how gender awareness could help sustainable RE and reduce energy poverty amongst women.

The workshop concluded with group leaders making their recommendations. Mr. Arif Alauddin, CEO AEDB also presented tokens of appreciation to the moderators and organizers at the end of the session.

 

[emoriphious]

Viewlance Inc already manufacturing all types of wind turbine in Karachi Pakistan. At present, Viewlance products included horizontal axis wind turbines from 500w to 50kw and vertical axis wind turbines from 300w to 10kw. They were widely applied for home, farm, village, school and small wind farm. We try to provide more efficient and reliable wind power system to the world.

Technical Features：
● Our wind generator provided more power output than traditional wind generators.
● Our residential wind turbines use light weight design to ensure the easy installation,better safety and low maintenance.

● Automatic safety system protects the over speed, over charging and other wind turbine faults..

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[Pak_Sher]

Wind turbines look easy but they are really complicated devices. From the 70s through the 90s Wind was the most deadly form of power generation per kilowatt. One of my engineering professors narrowly escaped injury when one of his own designs broke apart. It wasn't for nothing that the U.S. and other governments spent hundreds of millions of dollars to perfect Wind technologies.

So there is no doubt in my mind that Pakistan would be best off buying or licensing turbines from GE or another manufacturer rather than attempt to develop Wind electrical generation by itself.

Pakistan can go for procurement and joint ventures with GE and other well known manufacturers. Though mastering any technology takes time and R&D is a slow and gradual process, but an industrial base cannot be built without this process. Wind is a clean way of generating energy and we need to increase the share of wind power in Pakistan.

 

[StingRoy]

Actually China has a very mature Wind Energy industry... so I think it would be best for Pakistan to go for the Chinese companies. They have already mastered the wind technology after collaborating with Spanish and American partners... and I am sure they will be highly cost effective as well.

If only trade relations would have been better with India, I would have recommended Suzlon.