German Company to manufacture wind turbines in Pakistan : AEDB



ISLAMABAD, May 13 (APP): A known German Company with the financial assistance of an American investor will soon start manufacturing wind turbines in Pakistan.

According to a spokesman of the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) here on Saturday, two companies - Fuhrlander-Germany and Access Energy Inc. USA have singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for manufacturing megawatt class wind turbines.

Besides funding manufacture of wind turbines, the US company would also set up a 50 megawatt power plant along the general wind corridor in Gharo, Sindh using Fuhrlander wind turbines.

As part of the MoU, the German company would transfer technology to Pakistan for manufacturing wind turbines alongwith its accessories for a minimum of 1000 megawatts.

Speaking at the occasion, Chairman, AEDB, Air Marshal (Retd) Shahid Hamid said the signing of MoU was a big step in achieving Board's goal of indigenous manufacturing of wind turbine of megawatt class.

He reiterated that AEDB's commitment to promote alternative renewable energy in the country and ensured full facilitation to all those interested in undertaking such projects in Pakistan.

http://www.app.com.pk/n11.htm

GOOD NEWS FOR PAKISTAN
also better for environment thus pakistan can use it for electricity.
btw abt a week ago ABBASI posted a link about Germany and in the link it was mentioned that Germany and many other european states see pakistan is best place for engineering out soucing and now this looks like pakistan mite become strong hold of engineer industry.
its all good lets more come we dont mind

They are so ugly and spoil the nature in which they are set.......

absolutely. i have seen these things in the welsh countryside. they look horrible. i hope they are confined to a very small space in pakistan. wouldn't want to see these monstrocities everywhere.

Reminds me of one of those scary farm-house movies, Freddy vs. Jason, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, etc.

Salaam

While I also had concerns about wind turbines marring the landscape, I have changed my thinking after looking at this video clip. Also, there are a lot of other ugly things in Pakistan that do a lot more damage to our country and psyche than a wind farm would even if it is ugly. Looking at our growing trade deficit and rising inflation (all due to the expensive fuels we import), we need to find different energy solutions. And energy that doesn't destroy the country we live in isn't a bad idea.

Anyways, take a look at this clip about how wind farms aren't that ugly really:

http://www.capewind.org/modules.php?op=mod...7&page=1#nysted

on a serious note, they do add a real industrial bleakness to their surroundings. they take over entirely whatever space they are put in . When these things were about to go up in Wales, the Welsh nationalists were up in arms over this. Their contention that this would ruin the beautiful welsh hill country was absolutely correct.

WS

Seems like a good idea, but may be difficult to maintain?

good news but the point is 9.5 cents / unit that they are going to buy is going to be expensive. (remember IPP).

At the moment, I think it is expensive. In order to get the technology, Pakistan has to take portion of the cost, otherwise no company will come. My thoughts.