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Burj Capital is a Dubai based investment firm engaged in renewable power development focusing on both utility scale and distributed generation strategies. Jhimpir Power, Burj Capital's first project in its 500MW renewable asset platform in Pakistan, has now achieved commercial operations. The plant was inaugurated today by Burj Capital.
The wind project is located in Jhimpir, in the Gharo-Keti Bandar wind corridor in Southeast Pakistan, which is a high-quality wind resource capable of generating over 50,000MW of clean and affordable electricity. Technological improvements have today made wind and solar power the cheapest sources of electricity globally. Combined with a strong and forward-looking regulatory framework that has been put in place by the Government of Pakistan, the Jhimpir wind corridor coupled with solar power can be further developed into a resource of national importance, able to reduce the country's reliance on expensive imported fuels and provide the people of Pakistan clean and cheap electricity.
Jhimpir Power has been developed and managed by Burj Capital since inception. The firm has assembled one of the most experienced teams in the country to oversee and execute the plant's construction. The project adheres to the highest operational and international environmental, social,...