Comments on: President inaugurates Pakistan’s first windmill power project

By: sraz45

sraz45 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:12:36 +0000

Wind farms do very little in ratio to investment. They are a major source of bird kill and subject to high maintenance, They are not a source of great power production anywhere in the world. These are feel good projects at best. California has perhaps the largest wind farms in the world and have been around for 35 years, no mention of their great contribution to its power grid, which consumes 56,000 mega watt of power a day, and higher in the summer. To get to that number perhaps the whole state would have to become a wind farm, and that would be suject to the wind, which at best is erratic. Until we harness nuclear fusion, we will use fossil fuels and hydro power to run our lives.

By: Amir Bangash

Amir Bangash — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:19:37 +0000

Good news and congratulations to all Pakistanis. Many thanks to those who worked on the project and made it successful. The country direly needs some more similar efforts.

By: Mahesh Kumar

Mahesh Kumar — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:51:27 +0000

chiness is little cheaper and other hand india is also manufacturing wind turbine in cheaper rate then germany and india turbine is more suitable for our location so y not our country buy wind turbine from india in cheap rate??

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:46:12 +0000

Jamshed, the cost of solar panels is more high and their deterioration rate is higher than windmills. I dont know where you have managed to get your facts, you need re-check them.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:44:12 +0000

Dear Indusonian, the transmission lines have been connected and electricity is being supplied via NTDC as of Monday.

By: Nazir K Ali

Nazir K Ali — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:51:53 +0000

Windmill technology is easy to obtain and install. Frankly, what is the difference between Chinese technology and German? What are reasons for the ‘go slow’ on coal exploration? Does it really take one whole year to set up a windmill based electricity generation system??? Salams

By: Naresh Sharma

Naresh Sharma — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:08:56 +0000

OMG!!! Pakistan didn’t have Wind mill projects till now???? Anyways congrats Pakistan

By: H.K.L

H.K.L — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:07:04 +0000

Congratulations to the president???? Are you out of your senses? The government had absolutely nothing to do with the project except of sending the president to cut a ribbon! the whole project belongs to Fauji Fertilizer Company Energy Limited, a corporate sector company, headed by MD FFC (Lt. General Naeem Lodhi) who was sacked by this same government on charges of improper conduct!

By: Javed

Javed — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:02:35 +0000

I agree, people are too cynacial and pessimistic. We need to think big, diversify and be optimistic. This is definately a step in the right direction!

By: Javed

Javed — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:01:34 +0000

so they can take our money and buy more arms, which in turn will cause our military budget to increase. I dont think so.. your logic is flawed!