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Commercialization
of Wind Power Potential in Pakistan (PAK97/G42)
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Project Objective: To assess the available wind resource
and evaluate the technical and financial feasibility of establishing
a 15 MW wind power project at Pasni on Balochistan’s Makran coast.
Project Start: April 2001
Project End: March 2003
Project Sponsors: Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- Nordic Trust Fund
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Implementer: United Nations Office for Project
Services (UNOPS)
Project Contractors:
Project Description:
The project aims to undertake a detailed investigation to determine
the feasibility and requirements for constructing and operating
a commercial wind farm at Pasni of approximately 15 MW rated capacity
connected to the Makran regional transmission and distribution grid
by the private sector. The study will facilitate the introduction
of clean wind power technology to Pakistan, with the potential for
replication at many other sites along the coast and inland, helping
offset expensive and environmentally questionable thermal generation
currently supplying most off-grid and remote regions in Pakistan.
The project is composed of several distinct but tightly integrated
components:
Site Selection will investigate feasible locations for establishing
the wind farm to be connected to the Pasni power infrastructure
and related land and site issues.
Wind Resource Assessment will entail the establishment of
solar-powered anemometry masts to collect year round data on local
wind speeds and direction for subsequent estimation of wind power
potential.
Wind Data Analysis will involve the use of custom computer
tools to classify available wind speeds and estimate energy harvest
potential, including wind farm and turbine sizing requirements.
This component will also train local staff in undertaking such analysis
for future use.
Assessment of Barriers to Wind Power in Pakistan will evaluate
the policy, regulatory, legal, and financial impediments to private
investment in renewable wind power projects in the country that
can be addressed in evolving an improved enabling environment for
such investments to take place.
Policy and Regulatory Framework study will determine the
prevailing facilities and incentives available to IPPs in Pakistan
and recommend additional instruments required specifically for the
establishment and operation of wind power projects, including fiscal
and tax measures, regulatory mechanisms, and utility power purchase
arrangements.
Technical Requirements assessment for the wind farm will
determine the equipment specifications, size, number and layout
of the wind turbines, utility interconnect arrangements, backup
power supply, and plant O&M requirements.
Financial and Economic Analysis will study the financial
costs, returns, and operational expenses of the proposed wind farm
based on the final technical specifications and available wind potential.
The analysis will also estimate the incremental costs of wind power
as well as the avoided economic costs of alternative generation
options.
Baseline Load Demand Assessment will quantify the prevailing
power demand, supply, and infrastructure in Makran, and project
future electrical power generation requirements. The study will
evaluate the impact of commissioning the wind farm on local power
supply-demand, options for supplementing or replacing existing or
planned conventional generation, and additional requirements for
upgrading the regional transmission and distribution network.
Environmental Impact Assessment will study the impact of
the wind farm on the local environment, suggest mitigation measures,
and discuss benefits over alternative power generation options,
including the displacement of fossil fuels that contribute to atmospheric
pollution and global warming.
The project will culminate in the production of a detailed
PDF ‘B’ Document to be presented to the GEF Council for approval
of possible partial project financing.
Project Photographs:
Technical experts from Hagler Bailly Pakistan,
Garrad Hassan and COWI surveying potential site for establishing
wind monitoring stations on the coast at Pasni (May 2001).
Wind monitoring tower location markers installed
final selected site at Pasni (September 2001).
Wind monitoring instruments, solar panels, and
dataloggers being tested by Hagler Bailly Pakistan at Karachi prior
to installation at site.
50 m (hub height) wind monitoring tower being
installed by project contractors Spark (Pvt.) Ltd. at site in Pasni
(November 2001)
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