56 megawatts wind power project: Turkish to start generation from December in Jhampir

Turkish wind power project of 56MW will start generation from December 2012 in the coastal area of Jhampir (Sindh), says a press release. This was told by a three member delegation of Zorlu Energy Group of Turkey led by Ibrahim Sinnon Ak, which called on the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar on Thursday.
Sionnon said that financial close of 56MW wind project has been achieved besides other requirements and construction on site has begun. According to an official statement, Turkish investors are satisfied with the investment friendly environment of Pakistan and are planning to establish another wind project of 200MW work on, which has also been started.
He appreciated the co-operation extended by the government of Pakistan, Ministry of Water and Power and AEDB for setting up of the wind farms in Pakistan to generate clean and cheaper energy. The delegation also requested minister for provision of land in the wind corridor in coastal area of Sindh for their 200MW wind project. Naveed Qamar appreciated the Turkish investment in the alternative energy projects and said that it will attract more investors in this sector. He said that the government has planned to generate 1500MW on fast track basis from wind energy and upfront tariff has been announced in this regard to facilitate the investors.-PR