Pakistan developers raise $133m to build 100MW of wind farms

Wind developers in Pakistan have raised $133m in finance needed to press on with 100MW of capacity in the country.

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Asian Development Bank, plus a consortium of local institutions, arranged the transaction under Islamic finance terms.

The deal will allow co-developers the Fauji Foundation and Tapal Group to build two wind farms in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

The country’s National Transmission and Distribution Company (NTDC) has signed long-term agreements to buy the power produced, says the IDB.

The Sindh wind farms are part of “the first-generation wind energy projects that Pakistan has embarked on", adds the IDB.

The country hopes to install 1.5GW of wind capacity by the Log in to read complete article.

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