Some nine wind power projects are expected to add 800 MW power on grid by June 2013. This was stated by Secretary Investment Naheed Shah Durrani at fifth Board Meeting of Sindh Board of Investment held at SBI office here on Wednesday. While giving brief overview of SBI's performance during 2011-12, she also briefed about recent policy reforms for development of Wind Energy sector of Sindh.
It was elaborated that Sindh Wind Corridor possessed immense potential to produce about 50,000 MW of energy. The Board was informed that land had been allotted to 30 projects with installed capacity of 1,947 MWs. Out of which nine projects commissioned on fast track are expected to obtain CoD before June 2013 with approx 800 MW power on grid by June 2013.
Earlier, SBI Chairman Muhammad Zubair Motiwala said the investment promotion in the province could only be done with collective efforts of Public and Private sector. He said that serious efforts were also being made for containment of energy crisis in Pakistan through multiple measures.
Other than promoting investments in Thar Coal, Sindh's Wind Corridor, the SBI is working closely with private sector to examine interventions under solar energy. SBI Chairman said coal was the new energy future of the province and the country. Board members also endorsed the proposal for constitution of sector committees for facilitation of sector specific investment promotion activities in the province.-PR