Zorlu sets up wind farm in Pakistan: Hurriyet

ISTANBUL - Turkey’s Zorlu Enerji is planning a 50-megawatt wind farm in Pakistan at an estimated cost of $120 million, according to a report published on the Power Engineering International Web site. The capacity of the farm may be extended to 250 megawatts at a later stage.

Zorlu Enerji’s Murat Sungar and Karm Buksh Qureshi, chief executive of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company, or Hesco, have signed an energy purchase agreement for six megawatts of electricity generated at the company facility in Jhimpir, the Web site said.

Pakistan’s plans
Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan’s minister for water and power affairs, also attended the ceremony. Speaking to journalists after the signing ceremony, Ashraf said more than 4,000 megawatts of electricity would be added to the national grid system by the end of the year with the support of the private sector.

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