Wind Projects in Pakistan

• GOP decided to introduce renewable energy share in the

overall power mix of the country
• In 2003 Alternative Energy Development Board was
formed to facilitate wind, solar & micro hydel projects
• The Renewable Energy Policy unveiled in December
2006; incentives are mentioned therein
• AEDB issued 97 LOIs so far for wind projects
• 23 investors have been allotted land, 12 in Gharo and 11
in Jhimpir area
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Details of Micro Wind Turbines Installed in Sindh

Source: Board of Investment, Government of Pakistan 2

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 Wind Resources in Baluchistan

List of 23 stations: Aghore, Basol, Bella, Gaddani, Gawadar, Hoshab,

Hub-Choki, Jiwani, Liari, Makola, Managi, Mand, Nasirabad, Nelunt,
Ormara, Othal, Pasni, Phore, Pishukan, Ramra, Tump, Turbat, Winder.3
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 Wind Resources in Pakistan
• The project area for the wind mapping was 1,100km along
Sindh and Balochistan coast and up to 100km deep
northward over land from the coast.

• 44 stations for collecting wind data have been installed to

study the wind regime as shown in fore coming figures.

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 Wind Resources in Sindh

List of 21 stations: Badin, Baghan, Churhar-Jamali, Gharo, Golarchi,

Hawks-Bay, Hyderabad, Jati, Kadhan, Karachi, Kati-Bandar, Matli,
Mirpur-Sakro, Nooriabad, Sajawal, Shah-Bandar, Talhar, Thano-Bula-
Khan, Jamshoro, DHA Karachi, Thatta. 5
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 Monthly Average Wind Speed Graph

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M e a n o f M o n t h s - 8 . 13 m / s

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Average Annual Wind Speed 7.8 m/s

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9.46 9.41
9 . 13 9.21 9.0 3
8.60 8.73
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7 .50

7 . 11 6.5 8
6.26
3 7.45 7 . 18

5.25 5.27

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 Wide Sweep

253
253ft.
ft.

211
211 ft.
ft.

Blades of bigger turbines like 6

MW have a dia of 415 feet 7
1.5 MW turbine