KARACHI: JA Solar Holdings Company Ltd, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar power products, on Monday announced that it had shipped 100-megawatt of modules to the first large-scale solar farm in Pakistan.
According to a press release from Shanghai, occupying 500 acres of land, the solar farm is located within the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Bahawalpur.
The solar park will reduce the country’s energy shortage and is a key project of the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor. It is a development programme for energy and infrastructure projects to connect China to southern Pakistan and develop a new gateway for trade.
Energy demand in Pakistan has grown approximately 8% annually, leaving the country with an estimated deficit in energy production of 6 gigawatts. Punjab, the province in which the solar park is located, enjoys some of the highest solar irradiance in the world.
With approximately 3,000 hours of sunlight each year, the region is highly suitable for solar power generation. This project is located in an arid region where temperatures reach up to 50 degrees Celcius during summer. The extremely hot and dry climate demands highest quality modules.
JA Solar supplied the modules under the supervision of PV Lab Germany GmbH, an accredited laboratory which sets strict standards for raw material selection, manufacturing processes and quality inspection. JA Solar proved its reliability, high conversion efficiency and high power output by passing strict tests and shipping product on time.
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