KARACHI, Nov 7: FFC Energy Limited (FFCEL) has developed Pakistan’s first 50MW wind power project at Jhimpir, District Thatta, in Sindh.

Established with an investment of $134 million, the grid interconnection facilities for this project were energised on Oct 30 whereby the wind farm is now connected with the national grid, says a press release.

Brig (Retd) Tariq Izaz, Project Director, said all 33 individual wind turbine generators (WTGs) and ultimately the commissioning of the whole wind farm is planned to commence from Nov 7 and FFCEL expects to begin commercial operations by mid-December, 2012.

However, FFCEL will endeavour for early completion of WTG commissioning activities, ahead of above schedule, by deploying more resources, wherever possible.

Since its inception in 2009, this project has shown rapid progress. Erection of all 33 WTGs was successfully completed by July 2012. By mid-August, all civil, mechanical and electrical works related to grid interconnection facility, HV switchyard, MV substation and MV collection system were completed. The 132 KV Switchyard pre-commissioning was completed and was commissioned in October.