September 07, 2008

Wind power and turbine manufacturing potential in Pakistan

The Dawn recently published an article highlighting the potential of wind power generation and manufacturing wind power equipments in Pakistan.

It said that Pakistan, which is presently short of 3500 MW of electricity, should adopt other means for the production of electricity. It said that India is producing more than 8000 MW of electricity by utilizing wind turbines and is manufacturing these turbines and exporting them.

It said “One would be surprised to know that in the region of Nevarra, 70% of the region’s energy needs are fulfilled by wind and solar energy. It’s a classic example of using renewable energy in any country. The question that automatically comes to one’s mind is “If it can be done in Spain, why can’t it be done in Pakistan?” The answer is a big yes.”

The article added that Pakistan can manufacture these turbines and also export them to other countries as it’s an emerging mode of generating electricity and the wind turbines are in short supply the world over. It said “One has to wait quite a bit for an order to materialize. So, if we have to choose the option of producing electricity from the wind, we will have to manufacture wind turbines in our own country.”