Sindh intends to export wind power to other provinces

Sindh is generating 1,235 megawatts (MW) of power through wind energy by 24 independent power producers (IPPs). As many as 12 more IPPS are busy setting up their plants that will generate a total of 610 megawatts.
These included 300 MW generation through four Chinese consortium companies under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, said Sindh Secretary for Energy Abu Bakar Madani during a briefing at a seminar last week.
The meeting was organized by The Knowledge Forum (TKF) and attended by representatives of the Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy (ACJCE) and Renewable Energy Coalition (REC).
“Our mission is to make Sindh self-sufficient in power generation and export surplus to other provinces,” Madni said. adding that Sindh has a potential of generating 55,000 MW only through wind energy along a 60-kilometer-wide and 170-kilometer-deep Jhimpir-Gharo-Keti Bandar wind corridor.
So far, the provincial government has issued 61 Letters of Intent for the development of solar, wind, and other projects in the province. For this purpose, over 1,000 acres of land have been leased out to companies for renewable energy projects, and more than 40,000 acres are reserved for renewable energy parks.
Sindh is the first province that has established its own power transmission and dispatch company, said the secretary, adding that the first project of a 95km, 132KV double circuit line from Nooriabad to Karachi was completed in January 2018 at a cost of Rs 2,000 million. The STDC is transmitting 100 MW to the K-Electric system, he said.