GE Renewable Energy and Hawa Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. have inaugurated a 50 MW wind farm in Pakistan.
The Hawa Power Project, located in the Gharo-Keti Bandar Wind Corridor in Jhimpir, Sindh, has 29 GE 1.7-103 wind turbines. Power China served as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor.
The 50 MW project is the fourth in Pakistan to feature GE’s wind turbines. In addition to the provision of turbines, GE will also provide 10 years of operations and maintenance services as part of the contract.
GE says its 1.7-100/103 wind turbine offers a 47% increase in swept area when compared to the 1.6-82.5 turbine, resulting in a 24% increase in annual energy production at 7.5 m/s.
“All 29 turbines are now online, feeding power into the national grid, and can meet the needs of more than 20,000 households,” says Farman Lodhi, CEO of Hawa Energy. “I look forward to seeing this project bridging a part of the power supply-demand gap in the country.”
The government of Pakistan has tasked the Alternative Energy Development Board to ensure 5% of total national power generation capacity is generated through renewable energy by the year 2030, notes GE.
