Assessment of Wind Potential in Kalar Kahar Region by Comparing On-Site Data with NREL Wind Resource Map of Pakistan

Irfan Afzal Mirza (), M. Shahid Khalil (), Muhammad Amer () and Tugrul U. Daim ()
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Irfan Afzal Mirza: Renewable Resources (Pvt) Ltd.
M. Shahid Khalil: University of Engineering and Technology
Muhammad Amer: Advanced Engineering Research Organization
Tugrul U. Daim: Portland State University

Chapter Chapter 4 in Policies and Programs for Sustainable Energy Innovations, 2015, pp 55-81 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter assesses the value of the wind resources in the Punjab area, Pakistan. Pakistan is an energy-deficient country having enormous potential of electricity generation from wind energy. Government of Pakistan (GoP) has taken firm measures to initiate wind power projects in Pakistan. A satellite mapping conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL), USA estimated a gross potential of 132 GW that can be exploited to generate wind energy all across the country. The most promising wind corridor of Gharo‐Keti Bandar in southern coastal region offers a potential of 50 GW. The wind resource map developed by NREL also highlights wind potential in the upper Punjab and Balochistan. However, these regions are still not investigated and explored for wind potential due to unavailability of bankable wind data. Lack of credible wind resource data is considered the major reason towards underutilization of wind energy. This chapter presents an investigation to validate the potential wind resources in the Punjab province. A wind strip is marked in the NREL map in the Punjab which shows good wind regime in the areas of the upper Punjab. To validate and verify the NREL assessment, a suitable site in the Kalar Kahar region of the Punjab province was selected and an IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standard wind measuring mast was installed. Wind data was gathered for a period of 2 years and has been analyzed using Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program (WAsP) software. This script presents the information about the site, mast installed, wind data received, and treatment of wind data as per international practices. The results of wind resource assessment were compared with the results shown in the NREL map and percentage difference is calculated. On the basis of comparison, conclusions and recommendations are derived for future deployment of wind energy projects in the Punjab region.

Keywords: Wind Speed; Wind Turbine; Wind Power; Wind Energy; Wind Farm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16033-7_4

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