China-Pakistan wind farm generating massive electricity

[TaiShang]

China-Pakistan wind farm generating massive electricity

A ‪#‎Pakistan‬ ‪#‎wind‬ farm built and funded by the China Three Gorges Corporation is generating more than 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every day.

The project is operating for more than 20 hours a day. Since it went into operation in November, the facility has generated around 93 million kilowatt-hours.

With an installed capacity of 49.5 MW, this is the first China-backed wind farm in Pakistan.

China and Pakistan have signed many deals to help lift Pakistan out of its economic slumber and boost growth for the Chinese economy.

 

[onebyone]

Pakistan

 

[Pakistanisage]

Let us keep making Joint Ventures which will be Mutually Beneficial and help the ECONOMIES of both China and Pakistan. In other words a Win-Win solution for our two brotherly Countries.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Wow you know, only a few years ago people considered wind power as "inefficient".

But now the technology has improved, and it has become very efficient. It's amazing how far technology can come in only a few years, isn't it?

Wait till China really gets into the Shale boom, we have the largest Shale gas reserves in the world (enough to last thousands of years). And we can use that expertise to help Pakistan extract their own Shale reserves, that will be a nice future.

Let us keep making Joint Ventures which will be Mutually Beneficial and help the ECONOMIES of both China and Pakistan. In other words a Win-Win solution for our two brotherly Countries.

 

[cirr]

Nuclear power is my cup of tea。

Sodium fast-cooled、hybrid fission-fusion、fusion。。。

 

[MAJESTICAL]

Long Live Pakistan-China Friendship
پاک-چین دوستی زندہ باد


When will we produce jointly developed Jackie Chan Guys?

~I think im in love with China...

Thank You China ~ شکریہ چین

 

[TheTruth]

Let's hope this is just the beginning. After most of CPEC is completed, further projects should be even more effective.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

Wow you know, only a few years ago people considered wind power as "inefficient".

But now the technology has improved, and it has become very efficient. It's amazing how far technology can come in only a few years, isn't it?

Wait till China really gets into the Shale boom, we have the largest Shale gas reserves in the world (enough to last thousands of years). And we can use that expertise to help Pakistan extract their own Shale reserves, that will be a nice future.

is there research or work going on in shale oil as well as gas?

 

[cirr]

More projects of this kind will follow。

China invests $ 115m to develop wind energy in Pakistan

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China is helping Pakistan build a wind power plant near its southern port city of Karachi with a total investment of $115 million, according to HydroChina Investment Corporation which invested in the plant.

The Dawood wind power plant, located some 60 kilometers east of Karachi, is expected to generate 130 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, meeting the need of about 100,000 families in the local area.

Jiang Li, secretary of the corporation, told People’s Daily that the plant’s capacity is 49.5 MW. Its construction started in April of this year and is expected to be completed in June 2016 and start to generate power three months later.

According to Yang Zhiyao, Manager of the Dawood Power Plant Project, the plant could be operated for 20 years after its completion. He said all the investment would be recouped after eight years of operation.

Yang added that wind power plants usually could be built very fast and thus they were very effective in relieving the shortage of power in local areas. A Pakistan wind farm built and funded by the China Three Gorges Corporation is generating more than one-million kilowatt-hours of electricity everyday.

The project is operating for more than 20 hours a day, a spokesperson for the Chinese state-owned renewable energy giant said. Since it went into operation in November, the facility has generated around 93-million kilowatt-hours, he added.

With an installed capacity of 49.5 megawatts, this is the first China-backed wind farm in Pakistan. It is an example of the work the two countries are doing to build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, part of the broader belt and road regional trade and infrastructure network.

According to another Chinese media report, Pakistan and China have signed many deals to help lift Pakistan out of its economic slumber and boost growth for the Chinese economy.

China and Pakistan have signed many deals to lift Pakistan out of its economic slumber and boost growth for the Chinese economy. Besides funding dams to increase hydro power generation, it has already committed to build two 1100 mw nuclear power reactors in Karachi with USD 6.5 billion assistance.

China earlier assisted Pakistan in building four nuclear power plants, two with 300 MW capacity and two others of 320 MW capacity. China is also building 900 MW solar power project in Bahawalpur in Punjab on a 500 acre land. The projects were all stated to be part of USD 46 billion China-Pak corridor finalised during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan in April this year.

China invests $ 115m to develop wind energy in Pakistan | Pakistan Today

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

is there research or work going on in shale oil as well as gas?

Sure, we have the number 1 largest shale gas reserves and the number 3 largest shale oil reserves in the world, so this kind of technology is very important for us.

I believe Pakistan also has very significant reserves of shale as well, which is why it is useful for us to work together on this.

 

[Windjammer]

China Builds Biggest Solar Power Plant In Pakistan
Chinese state media reports that a Chinese company has built the power plant in Bahawalpur, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park is a 229-hectare facility in the Cholistan desert, and has been hailed as an early part of China's Silk Road program. According to China Daily, 100-megawatts of capacity have been installed in just three months, at a cost of $215 million. The investment is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $46 billion scheme planned by Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to The Nation.



Huge solar power plant forms part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

TBEA Xinjiang SunOasis Co. is responsible for the solar project, one of the first parts of the economic corridor. The CPEC is an integral part of China's Belt and Road initiative, which includes the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road which Xi proposed in 2013.

The aim is to support infrastructure development in countries along the routes in an effort to drive trade. Pakistan is seen as the link between the belt and the road, and the Quaid-e-Azam park is the first step in making that connection.

Since it came online, the plant has generated 39 million kilowatt-hours for the Punjab, according to TBEA's director of international business, Hou Peng.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif officially opened the plant on May 5. He was elected on a ticket which included fixing Pakistan's energy crisis. The country regularly suffers because of energy supplies which do not meet demand, disrupting healthcare, manufacturing and education.

Energy crisis holding back Pakistani development
Electricity supply problems have damaged the economy, with international companies leaving Pakistan and wiping as much as $9.2 billion off of the country's GDP.

The energy crisis is also responsible for high poverty levels, militancy and riots. Disgruntled residents have carried out roadblocks, strikes, and even attacked the residences of energy officials.

Addressing the energy crisis in the Punjab is an important step in improving the situation on a national level. The region contains 55% of the Pakistani population and contributes 60% of its GDP, while consuming 68% of the country's energy.

Heatwave deaths due to poor energy security
More work is urgently needed to improve energy supplies on a national level. During a recent heatwave in Karachi, the death toll was increased due to power outages which left many families unable to use air conditioning or fans.

As TBEA engineer Gao Xin, who works on the solar project, relates: "I was in Karachi on the hottest day of the year, it was so humid and more than 1,000 people died there because of a heat wave. The city was beyond anything I expected.”

Gao claims that TBEA is perfectly placed to establish new power plants in order to alleviate Pakistan's energy crisis. “It’s a good market for us, and a good way to improve Pakistani living conditions and aid Pakistan’s development,” Gao said.

Drive to double current energy capacity
It is hoped that the CPEC will drive further improvements in living standards. The project will link Gwadar Port in southern Pakistan to the northwestern Xinjiang region of China.

President Xi's April visit to Pakistan resulted in agreements aimed at driving common development. 30 out of 51 agreements are related to the CPEC project, and the pace of development looks set to be rapid. According to the schedule, 25 projects will be completed within 3-5 years.

21 of the agreements are directly related to energy needs, and aim to add 16,400 megawatts of electricity capacity through cooperative gas, coal and solar energy projects. If the goals are met, it will almost double Pakistan's current capacity.

The CPEC is a sign of the close relationship enjoyed by Pakistan and China. The two traditional allies have recently announced a string of deals which provide evidence of ever tighter cooperation.

Pakistan's Navy is to buy 8 submarines from a Chinese company, significantly boosting its capabilities. The two nations also work together on the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet.

India is apparently concerned by the relationship between two of its historic rivals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized plans for the CPEC because it runs through the disputed region of Kashmir.

Politicians in New Delhi have also become concerned by increasing Chinese naval activity in the Indian Ocean. The addition of 8 Chinese-built Pakistani submarines will provide a further headache for India.

However the accession of both India and Pakistan to the Chinese- and Russian-ledShanghai Cooperation Organization provides hope that historic rivalries can be put aside in the interests of regional peace and prosperity. As Russia turns towards Asia, and China looks to increase its influence in the region, India and Pakistan could stand to benefit from better regional cooperation.

Pakistan: China Builds Biggest Solar Power Plant

 

[TaiShang]

Clearly more opportunities on the horizon!

China has been leading regional integration and economic development!

 

[unbiasedopinion]

Good work and congrats to both countries. This ares needs development and will to do it. Once the will is there, things will fall on its places and people and region as a whole will benefit.

Development of people should be the main goal.

 

[opruh]

Great news!

 

[xunzi]

With energy sufficiency, Pakistan economy will grow very fast. We will help our PK achieve those goals.