Tag: Wind

Sindh govt to establish grid company for wind produced electricity

KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced that it would be establishing its own grid company under a public-private partnership to produce clean electricity being...

Turkish Company to invest in 200 MW Solar & 100 MW...

Federal Minister for Water and Power, Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that Government welcome renewable energy projects and has enforced polices to encourage investment...

Establishment of wind power projects in wind corridor restarts: Motiwala

Sindh Board of Investment’s (SBI) Chairman Muhammad Zubair Motiwala said that Sindh possessed enormous potential in wind energy resources which could generate more than...

Wind making Australia wildfires worse

Strong winds and record temperatures have caused large fires to keep spreading in south-east Australia. More than 130 are burning in New South Wales,...

Commemorative stamp released for FFC’s pioneering Wind Power Project

Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is the largest urea manufacturer in Pakistan. To meet its diversification and environment protection policy, FFC is also pioneering...

Magnetosphere leaks? Earth’s Magnetic Shield lets in solar wind, satellites reveal

Our planet’s protective magnetic bubble may not be as protective as scientists had thought. Small breaks in Earth’s magnetic field almost continuously let in...

Sindh threw caution to the wind; Punjab bathes in sunshine

The lukewarm response of the Sindh government to the wind power investors has shifted a majority of interested investors in the solar power to...

China wants to make hay while the sun shines

Pakistan and China have discussed investment opportunities in energy sector and various proposals for “on grid” and “off grid” solar energy solution. A...

Sindh throws caution to the wind

After much convincing, the provincial government of Sindh finally agreed to allot land on priority for wind power projects to speed up installation of...

Malakoff! No it’s not a swear word

A Malaysian company, Malakoff Corporation Berhad has shared details with the government to set up two power projects including 1200 MW imported coal fired...

50MW wind energy project set up in Thatta

Pakistan can significantly reduce its oil import bill by shifting to renewable energy and meet its rising industrial and domestic energy demands without burning...

Zorlu plans another 200 MW wind power in Pakistan

While informing that its under-construction 56 MW wind power project in Jhimpir coastal area of Sindh will commence operations from December this year, the...

Winds of change

Charismatic leadership can easily change the fate of a nation. Nations emerged with a strong leadership has a deep penetration power. These nations are...

Zardari envisions 500MW of wind power by 2012

Pakistan should be producing 500 megawatts of wind power by the end of 2012, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday. For this...

Wind turbines to enhance output by 56.4MW

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a loan of $36.8 million to Pakistan’s first privately owned wind farm by a Turkish company, Zorlu...

22 wind energy projects of 50 MW at different stages of...

Around 22 50 MW wind energy projects are at different stages of development which, upon their completion would help meet energy requirements and achieve...

AEDB apathy discouraging investors for wind energy

The indifference of Alternative Energy Division Board (AEDB) is responsible for discouraging foreign investors with regard to wind energy projects of 310MWs. Director General,...