Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park

Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park
قائدِ اعظم سولر پارک
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Official nameQuaid-e-Azam Solar Park
CountryPakistan
LocationBahawalpur, Punjab
Coordinates29°26′55″N 71°58′22″E / 29.44861°N 71.97278°E / 29.44861; 71.97278
StatusOperational
Commission datePhase 1: 15 July 2015
Phase 2: 31 May 2016
Phase 3: 31 July 2016
Phase 4: 31 July 2016
Construction costPhase 1: US$131.15 Million
Phase 2: US$159.82 million
Phase 3: US$135.89 million
Phase 4: US$159.82 million
OwnerGovernment of Punjab
OperatorQA Solar
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Total collector area8 km sq.
Site resource1920 kWh/m2/yr
Site area6,500 acres (2,600 ha)[1]
Power generation
Units operationalPhase 1: 100 MW
Phase 2: 100 MW
Phase 3: 100 MW
Phase 4: 100 MW
Make and modelJA Solar
Nameplate capacity400 MW (Operational)
1,000 MW (Total planned)
External links
Websiteqasolar.com
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park (Urdu: قائدِ اعظم سولر پارک) is a photovoltaic power station in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan, named in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. It is a 400 MW solar facility spanning an area of 8 km2 and hosting 1.6 million solar modules. The initial phase of the project was constructed by the Government of Punjab through a 100% owned subsidiary QA Solar in May 2015 at a cost of $131 million. On 5 May 2015, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the first 100 MW project and dedicated it to the nation.[2] Subsequent expansion was done in public-private partnership with Appolo Solar Development Pakistan Limited, Best Green Energy Pakistan Limited and Crest Energy Pakistan Limited each installing a 100 MW unit.[3] The next phase of 100 MW will be installed by Zorlu Solar Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, making it a 500 MW facility. Total planned capacity of the solar park is 1,000 MW.

  1. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park: Solar energy's 100MW to arrive in April". Tribune. 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ APP, Dawn com | (5 May 2015). "PM Nawaz inaugurates country's first solar park". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Current Status". www.aedb.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.