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22 wind power projects in pipeline

PARVAIZ ISHFAQ RANA

KARACHI: Wind power generation capacity of the country is projected to increase from 250 to 1,530MW within a year as 22 windmill projects are in the pipeline.

The cheap and environmental-friendly wind energy, introduced late in Pakistan, is gaining popularity as it ensures quick return in a short cycle of three years.

Sources in the Ministry of Water and Power told Dawn that Pakistan has a 1,046km coastline in the South (Sindh and Balochistan), but most of the wind power projects are currently being installed at Gharo-Keti Bander and Hyderabad wind corridor.

Official sources said that nine wind turbine generator (WTG) projects are in advanced stage of development, while the other nine are under-construction and four have got their letters of intent (LoIs). Many more are under process and documentation. The estimated energy pot­ential of the wind corridor is 50,000MW. Besides Gharo, sev­eral other sites have been identified in coastal areas of Balochistan and Northern areas.

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Sindh can provide Power for whole of Pakistan

‘Sindh can provide power for the whole nation’
by Qasim A. Moini
KARACHI: Claiming that Sindh has the potential to provide enough energy to power the entire nation, a speaker suggested at a seminar on Tuesday that efforts should be made to fast-track the establishment of wind farms along the coastal belt of the province to overcome the country-wide energy crisis.

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Wind power

There is an urgent need to develop alternative ways to produce and deliver energy. We must replace methods that are inefficient, rely on non-renewable resource, cause environmental problems.  Windh power has enormous potential to build clean, renwable energy generating facilities, companies are getting behind the development of wind power. When the wind blows, it turns huge propeller blades and generates electricity. The best places to put wind farms are in coastal areas.

The Chinese were using wind power 4000 years ago to pump water for irrigation. In the Middle Ages, wind power was used to turn mills to grind corn: that is how we got the word windmill.

The wind is free and we have an endless supply. There is no waste and nno pollution. Wind power is an effective way to provide power. Wind farms can be tourist attrations.