ZORLU and HESCO ink agreement on establishing wind farm for power generation in Pakistan

With support of IPEK energy on Saturday (17.01.2009) ZORLU signed the first Energy Purchase Agreement of Pakistan with HESCO for purchase of 6 MW electricity generated at the company's wind farm facility in Jhimpir- Sindh.

The agreement was signed by Mr. Murat Sungar Bursa, CEO Zorlu Enerji, on behalf of Zorlu Eneji and Mr. Karim Buksh Qureshi, CEO HESCO representing HESCO.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Chairman AEDB / Minister Water &Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf and Turkish Ambassador Mr. Engin Soysal.

NEPRA has awarded tariff of US scents 12.1057 per kWh, which is cheaper than the electricity generated from thermal sources. The power generated from the first phase would be evacuated to Jhimphir grid station by HESCO and would be sufficient to electrify 6900 homes in Hyderabad region.