On August 28, 2014, the construction of Sapphire Wind Power Project in Pakistan, an overseas wind power project undertaken by POWERCHINA HUADONG on EPC basis, was officially commenced. It is Powerchina Huadong’s first power development project financed by international financial institution in the mode of Independent Power Producer (IPP).

Sapphire Wind Power Project is located in Jhimpir District, Thatta County, Sindh Province in eastern Pakistan, about 120km away from the northeast of Karachi, a port city. With a total installed capacity of 49.5MW, the project will be equipped with thirty-three 1.5 MW wind turbine generator systems. Powerchina Huadong undertakes this project on EPC basis and the work scope includes engineering survey and design for the wind farm, equipment supply, construction of civil works, installation & debugging and commissioning, and two-year operation and maintenance.

Powerchina Huadong signed the official contract with the Project Owner as early as September 2012. In recent two years, Powerchina Huadong has made efforts to assist the Project Owner in completing relevant approval and financing procedures, and the project construction was officially commenced at last. It is the fourth wind power project officially commenced since the implementation of the new energy law of Pakistan in 2005, and also is the first wind power project developed in the fixed electricity price mode, thus, it will become the benchmarking for the development mode of the subsequent wind power projects.

The official commencement of the construction of Sapphire Project is not only a milestone of Pakistan’s new energy field, but also an important milestone of Powerchina Huadong in developing wind power market in Pakistan. The implementation of this project will help Powerchina Huadong to gather experience for smooth implementation of its subsequent 3 wind power projects, and lay a solid foundation for its wind power business development in Pakistan and other countries and fostering a team for overseas EPC projects.