PAKISTAN GETS WIND

Wind Energy in Pakistan: Vestas enters with 50 MW wind power order
30 December 2011 (Regulacion Eolica con Vehiculos Electricos)

"Vestas has received an order for a total capacity of 50.4 MW, consisting of 28 units of the V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind farm project in Nooriabad in the Jimphir region of Pakistan.

"The contract comprises supply…installation…commissioning…and a two-year service and availability agreement. Delivery of the wind turbines is scheduled…[for] the first half of 2012…[with production] by the end of 2012."

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"The order has been placed by Zorlu Energy Pakistan Ltd…a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of the Turkish Zorlu Enerji Electricity Generation Inc…The [6 MW] first phase of the [56.4 MW wind power contract with the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) of the Government of Pakistan] has been in operation since 2009 and the second phase comprising the 50.4 MW will be delivered by Vestas…[The 56.4 MW wind power plant…corresponds to the residential electricity consumption of approx. 350,000 persons in Pakistan…

"As part of its short-term policy, the Government of Pakistan introduced in 2006 a Policy for Development of Renewable Energy for Power Generation with the aim of utilizing the unexploited wind resources in the country as well as of attracting new investments…This cooperation between Zorlu Enerji and Vestas will be a landmark to pave the way for developing wind energy…"