ISLAMABAD: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has issued government guarantees for construction of five 230MW wind power projects worth $600 million in Sindh.
The projects would be completed in 18 months by five companies, including the Master Wind Energy Ltd, Tenaga Generasi Ltd, Gul Ahmed Wind Power Company Ltd, Tapal Wind Energy Ltd and Hydrochina Dawood Power (Pvt) Ltd, in Thatta and the plants will begin producing electricity by the end of 2016.
Five wind power projects are already providing 256MW of electricity to the national grid from the area. The construction of the new projects will help reduce loadshedding in the country. According to experts, Thatta has the potential to produce 50,000MW of wind power.
