Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on 19.04.2009 inaugurated Pakistan’s first-ever wind farm
The 50MW ‘ZORLU Energy Wind Power Project’ developed by IPEK was inauguratedon 19.04.2009 
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the ZORLU Wind Energy Project, the first of its kind in the country, established by Turkish company, ZORLU Enerji Group, at Jhimpir, the Prime Minister also announced that the government has created Alternative Energy Fund (AEF) for maintaining and successful implementation of alternative energy technologies in Pakistan to support the initiatives in the power sector.
Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan, Federal Minister for Privatisation Naveed Qamar, provincial ministers, Federal Secretary for Water & Power, diplomats, MNAs, MPAs and other high officials also attended the event.
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First Wind Farm in Pakistan
Under supervision of IPEK, ZORLU (www.zorlu.com) has successfully completed the erection of the first wind turbine (Vensys-CKD) in Pakistan on Dec 3, with a capacity of 1.2 MW in Jhampir, Sindh.
After the completion of first Phase by Jan 2009, the project will provide electricity to 60,000 households.
The plant will reach a capacity of 49.5 MW in the second phase with plans to increase the capacity up to 300 MW.
ZORLU will then be providing electricity comparable to the generation capacity of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) in Pakistan.
The project will provide totally green, renewable and indigenous resource.
ZORLU Energy signed an agreement with the Pakistani Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB, www.aedb.org) in 2006 to establish a wind farm in Pakistan.
The second phase will include installation of 29 turbines (GODLWIND 1500) with a capacity of 43.5 MW that is expected to be completed till December 2009. The power generated from the first phase would be evacuated to the Jhampir Grid Station by HESCO. All the equipment for the first phase of 6 MW including the towers, rotors, transformers and other auxiliary equipment has been transported to the site.
Mr. Murat Sungur Bursa, the CEO of ZORLU, assured his company’s commitment to contribute to Pakistan’s national development while maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction with a professional approach focused on a dynamic and flexible structure, and continuously providing high-quality service.