Thatta Cat-III wind projects: PPIB develops ‘new arrangements’

Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) is said to have developed new arrangements for Category-III wind projects in Thatta, according to which K-Electric (KE) will purchase 300-MW electricity using its own transmission network, well informed sources in NEPRA told Business Recorder.

This was revealed by Managing Director, PPIB, Shah Jahan Mirza in a letter to Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), Waseem Mukhtar.

According to sources, Managing Director stated that pursuant to the CCoE decision of February 27, 2019, subsequently approved by the Council of Common Interests (CCI) under ARE Policy 2019, PPIB is mandated, inter alia, to conduct competitive bidding for Category-III projects including 31 wind projects with a cumulative capacity of 2,139-MW.

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