Promoting Sustainability through Engineering
Energy · Cities · Environment
Hails and applauses resounded as crew of the Tricon Boston Wind Power Plant B# completed the 168-hour test run at 3 p.m. local time, Sep. 13, 2018, with an availability rate of 99.9%. The commercial run of Plant B#, following those of the its fellow plants A# and C#, marked the full-capacity production run of all three plants of Tricon Boston initiated 96 days ahead of the schedule.
The Tricon Boston project, located in Jhimpir, Thatta District of the Sindh Province in eastern Pakistan, circa. 120km from the coastal city of Karachi, was designed with a total installed capacity of 150 MW, provided by 87 GE103-1.715MW wind power generator units. It was the largest wind power EPC project undertaken by Huadong Engineering Corporation in Pakistan, which was a demanding task proven ever since the first day of proceeding. Members of the project team faced the challenges head on and created a series of records, as they completed the concrete work of all 87 generators and the foundation work of all 3 plants within 4 and a half months, along with the hoisting of all 87 generators within 5 months, which highlighted HDEC’s pursuit of excellence, and its commitment to the enterprise motto of Responsibility, Efficiency & Excellence.
The last 5 years had witnessed HDEC’s endeavor in Pakistan, from Sapphire, its first Pakistan project, to the recently completed Tricon Boston. The company had by then completed 8 wind power EPC projects in Pakistan, with a total installed capacity of 480 MW, accounting for around half of the market share in the country, making it the most influential contractor in Pakistan’s new energy industry. Clean energy was transmitted through power grids to households anywhere, bringing light to the local people in millions.