The 50 megawatts Zephyr wind farm power project would commence commercial operation by October next year. This project involves an investment of $110 million. The project is located at Gharo, District Thatta some 60 km from Karachi.
Construction work on the wind farm was initiated in May 2017 and it would be completed within 18 months. 50 mw project would begin commercial operation by the end of October 2018. The project’s financial close was done on May 10, 2016. SUMEC Group Corporation is the contractor of this power project. The financial arrangements for the project were made with the local and foreign institutions with equal ratio of 50 percent each.
25 state of the art turbines would be installed with each turbine has a capacity to generate 2mw of electricity.
This project has become an important benchmark in the wind sector and it would help resolve the energy crisis.
