Solar Power Projects

Solar Power projects are of immense importance for both Pakistan and India, because these two countries
are among the few countries with highest value of insolation in the world. These two countries have 8 to 9
hours of sunshine per day which are the ideal climatic conditions for the installation of the solar power
generation systems. In the last few year there has been a remarkable development of this solar technology in
these two countries to encounter the energy crisis and elevated pollution rate in both countries. Both
Pakistan and India are in continuous strive to eradicate the dependence on the Fossil Fuels for electricity
generation by incorporating solar technology. Let us compare the solar potential and the solar power projects
of both Pakistan and India.

Solar Power Projects in Pakistan

The 6 Solar Power projects of Capacity 430 MW which are operational are listed below:
Sr.No Name of Projects Capacity Location
. (MW)

1 M/s QA Solar Pvt. Ltd. 100 Quaid e Azam Solar

Park, Bahawalpur
2 M/s Appolo Solar Pakistan. Ltd. 100 Quaid e Azam Solar
Park, Bahawalpur
3 M/s Crest Energy Pakistan Ltd. 100 Quaid e Azam Solar
Park, Bahawalpur
4 M/s Best Green Energy Pakistan. Ltd. 100 Quaid e Azam Solar
Park, Bahawalpur
5 Harappa Solar Pvt. Ltd 18 Sahiwal
6 AJ Power Pvt. Ltd. 12 Pind Dadan Khan

4 Projects of cumulative capacity of 41.80 MW that have received Letter of Support from the Alternative
Energy Development Board (AEDB) of Pakistan and are in a process of receiving financial closing of their
projects are as follow:
Sr.No Name of Projects Capacity Location
. (MW)

1 M/s Access Electric Pvt. Ltd. 10 Pind Dadan Khan

2 M/s Bukhsh Solar.Pvt. Ltd. 10 Lodhran
3 M/s Safe Solar Power Pvt. Ltd. 10.28 Bahawalnagar
4 M/s Access Electric Pvt. Ltd. 11.52 Pind Dadan Khan

The following 12 Solar Projects of Cumulative Capacity of 419 MW of are at the various stages of
Development:
Sr.No Name of Projects Capacity Location
. (MW)

1 IPS Solar Park- IPS 22 Pvt. Ltd. 50 Nooriabad Sindh

2 IPS Solar Park- JA 23 Pvt. Ltd. 50 Nooriabad Sindh
3 IPS Solar Park- SB 24 Pvt. Ltd. 50 Nooriabad Sindh
4 R.E. Solar I Pvt. Ltd. 20 Dadu Sindh
5 R.E. Solar II Pvt. Ltd. 20 Dadu Sindh
6 ET Solar (Pvt.) Ltd. 25 Thatta Sindh
7 ACT Solar (Pvt.) Ltd. 50 Thatta Sindh
 8 Janpur Energy Limited          12 Sultanabad, Rahim Yar
Khan
9 Lalpir Solar Limited 12 Mehmood Kot,
Muzaffargarh
10 Siddiqsons Solar Ltd 50 Kalar Kahar, Chakwal
11 Asia Petroleum Limited 30 Bahalwalnager, Punjab
12 ET Solar (Pvt.) Ltd. 50 Fateh Jang, Attock

Pakistan lies in the part of the world having greatest insulations. Pakistan receives 5.5 kW/m 2 on average.
World’s total Solar Potential is 300000 TWh/year. Whereas, estimated Solar Potential of Pakistan is
100000 MW. The Solar Potential up to 2.334 million MW can be obtained through the Solar PV systems
and Solar Thermal Systems.It now has been essential need of the country due to the prevailing energy crisis
of the country that government and private sector should venture this technology. Presently,Pakistan with
the aid of International Renewable Energy Agency (IREA),China and Private Sector are building solar
power plant in Baluchistan, Kashmir, Punjab and Sindh.
Pakistan has recently installed it’s biggest solar Park “Quaid−¿e−¿Azam Solar Park” in Bahawalpur
with a total final capacity of 1000 MW. And 2000 kW/m 2 of Solar Energy per year. The estimated cost of
the “Quaid−¿e−¿Azam Solar Park” is U.S 1.5 billion Dollars and the life span of this project is 25 years.

Solar Power Projects in India