FPCCI calls for a shift to wind power projects

KARACHI: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) Atif Ikram Sheikh has urged authorities to prioritize the immediate and complete offtake of power from existing, operational and cheapest 12 wind power projects that are producing electricity at a cost of Rs14.5 per unit.

In a FPCCI press release, the official says that “this aligns with both the Renewable Energy Policy 2006 and the existing energy purchase agreements (PPAs).”According to Senior Vice President of the FPCCI Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, the relevant authorities should take steps to dispatch electricity from these affordable wind power projects to KE, which is already aiming for a 30 per cent share of renewable energy generation in its mix by 2030, since transmission infrastructure is available between NTDC’s Jhimpirt-II grid station and KE’s KDA transmission infrastructure. Such a step will prevent the wastage of cheap electricity.

Other FPCCI officials have voiced serious concerns that amidst the sweltering summer, people are grappling with frequent loadshedding; causing immense discomfort and disruption to daily life. However, the government is imposing generation curtailments on wind power plants.