The government of Sindh has allotted 680 acres of land to Sachal Energy (Pvt) Ltd for a period of 30 years to establish 49.5 MW Wind Energy project at Jhimpir District Thatta. The cost of the project is $133 million. The allotment of the land was signed in a ceremony held Wednesday.
On behalf of the Alternate Energy Board, Government of Sindh, Mr Shafqan Shah signed the document while Kashif Ansari, represented M/s Sachal Energy.
The signing ceremony was attended by Energy Secretary Agha Wasif and Alternate Energy Director Mehfooz Qazi.
M/S Sachal Energy (Pvt) Limited is establishing a 49.5MW Wind Energy project at Jhimpir, district Thatta. It has awarded the EPC contract to M/s Hyro China Xiebi, a Chinese company engaged in the Wind Power Development.
The project is included as one of top priority project for Pakistan China Economic Corridor last year. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is financing the project which would cost around 133 million US Dollars. The project will boost the socio-economic development of the province and recently created Bhambore Division.