Cyclone Biparjoy: Jhimpir Wind Corridor Affected

Energy Minister Visits Jhimpir Wind Corridor and directs uninterrupted power supply

Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division), Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan visited Jhimpir Wind Corridor for the inspection of transmission towers affected by rainfall and extreme weather conditions due to Cyclone Biparjoy.

The affected transmission towers caused a disruption of 60MW. The minister visited the area for inspection and got in touch with the teams to ensure an uninterrupted power supply. Jhimpir II grid station is functioning as per the normal schedule and 134MW is being supplied to the national grid.FFC to acquire shares in FFBL wind plant

The minister took notice of the situation for immediate repair. The repair teams have been deployed and the towers will be back functioning within three days.

The towers will be separated from the tangled wires and then will be brought back to functioning. He assured instant relief measures and precautionary strategy in this advent of the cyclone. The entire visit to Sindh is directed toward the relief measures and counter-strategy of Cyclone Biparjoy.

Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division), Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan further said that the Power Division will work to provide relief and power supply in the same way as it worked in the emergency situation of the 2022 floods.

He informed the people that the mechanism of Jhimpir Wind Corridor shuts down automatically in case of wind velocity higher than a certain limit. Jhimpir in emergency situation will be saved from damage.