| HydroChina Dawood Wind Power Project | |
| Coordinates: | 24.6583°N 67.47°W |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Location: | Banbhore, Sindh |
| Construction Began: | 2015 |
| Owner: | HydroChina |
| Ps Units Operational: | 33 |
| Ps Units Manu Model: | Ming Yang |
| Wind Farm Type: | Onshore on tidal flats |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 49.5 MW |
The HydroChina Dawood Wind Power Project is a wind farm which was developed as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor's Early Harvest energy projects on 1,720 acres of tidal flats is located in Gharo, Sindh – approximately 80 kilometers east of Karachi.[1] It is being developed by the Chinese firm HydroChina,[2] and is expected to provide electricity to the Pakistani grid by August 2016.[2]
The plant will produce approximately 50 megawatts of electricity upon completion, and will consist of 33 wind turbines each capable of generating 1.5 MW of electricity.[3] Turbines will be sourced from China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited[4] and were jointly developed with the German firm aerodyn.[5] [3]
Construction began in 2015, and the last turbine was installed on April 23, 2016.[6] Electric generation is expected to commence in August 2016,[6] It is expected that energy provided by the farm will be sufficient to provide electricity to some 100,000 households in the local area.[7]
Total costs for the project are expected to total $115 million,[7] with financing provided by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.[8] The total power generation from this wind project is 49.5 MW.[9]