Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park

The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park is a photovoltaic power station under construction in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan, named in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Once fully completed by the end of 2016 it will have the capacity to generate 1,000 MW.The first 100 MW were commissioned in May 2015, and were completed by Tebian Electric Apparatus, a subsidiary of Xinjiang SunOasis. The remaining 900 MW capacity will be installed by Zonergy under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. Carbon emissions are expected to be 90,750 tons per year less than if the 1,000 MW of electricity were generated by conventional fossil fuel sources. Another 300 MW were connected to the grid in June 2016.DetailsThe first 100 MW project is 100% owned by the Quaid-i-Azam Solar Power Pvt. Ltd. The project is purely in IPP mode and the financing is obtained from the Bank of Punjab. The turnkey contractor for the project is TBEA Xinjiang SunOasis Co. Ltd. The installation of the plant was completed within a record time of 3 months (Nov 2014 to Jan 2015).Phase I, a 100 MW site, is 500acre, hosting 392,158 solar modules of 255 Wp each, 100 centralised inverters of 1 MW each, 100 transformers of 1 MVA each at 33kV. There are also 2 transformers of 100 MVA each at 132 kV in a 100 MVA substation. The electrical output is being connected to a 132kV transmission line that runs through the Solar Park. Currently the transmission line has a capacity of up to 400 MW and the utility company is in the process of upgrading its capacity to 1,000 MW.