Jhimpir – Metro Power Wind Power Project is a 50MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Sindh, Pakistan. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in September 2016.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 50 | 50 | – | Active | Sindh, Pakistan | Metro Power Co (Pvt) |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Metro Power Co (Pvt).
The project generates 140,000MWh electricity thereby offsetting 100,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $131m.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in September 2016.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to National Transmission & Despatch under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years.
Contractors Involved
Descon Engineering was selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.
Nordex was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 20 units of N100 (2.5 MW) turbines, each with 2.5MW nameplate capacity.
Descon Engineering is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.
The wind power project consists of 80m high towers supplied by Descon Engineering.
Methodology
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