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Jhimpir

Wind power plant in Sindh, Pakistan. Approximate location 25.0573, 67.985.

WindSindhPakistanOnshore

Jhimpir is a 106 MW wind power station in Sindh, Pakistan. It is operated by Zorlu Enerji. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 90k homes (estimated). It ranks #95 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 2.9% of Pakistan's electricity; the national grid averages 347 gCO₂/kWh (54.9% low-carbon) (2025).

106Legacy source-record capacity
90,202homes powered (est.)
2013commissioned (~13 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030463.

Data status

Known data

FacilityJhimpir WRI
CountryPakistan · Sindh WRI
Coordinates25.0573, 67.985 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity106 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerZorlu Enerji WRI
Commissioned2013 WRI
TechnologyOnshore WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#95 of 122 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 of 7 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.12× · 50 MW median · 7 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent90,202 calculated
Climate26.7°C · HDD 1 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 45/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 106 MW, Jhimpir is well above the median wind plant in Pakistan (50 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest wind plants in Pakistan

Jhimpir: 106 MW106JhimpirFoundation Wind Energy Farm: 100 MW100Foundation…Three Gorges First Wind Farm: 100 MW100Three Gorg…Dawood Wind Power project: 50 MW50Dawood Win…Metro Wind Farm: 50 MW50Metro Wind…Tenaga Generasi: 50 MW50Tenaga Gen…Yunus Wind Farm: 50 MW50Yunus Wind…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Zorlu Enerji.

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

26.7°Cannual mean temp
1heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,177cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
13 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 18 °CJF: 20 °CFM: 25 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 32 °CMJ: 33 °CJJ: 31 °CJA: 30 °CAS: 30 °CSO: 28 °CON: 24 °CND: 20 °CD33 °C

Heating degree-days here run 100% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 13/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
45/100environmental-severity index
14.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
116 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest wind power plant of 7 in Pakistan by capacity.

Pakistan has 7 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 506 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 25.0573, 67.985 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Jhimpir?

Jhimpir is a 106 MW source-record wind power plant in Sindh, Pakistan, commissioned in 2013.

How many homes can Jhimpir power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 90,202 homes (estimated).

Who operates Jhimpir?

Jhimpir is operated by Zorlu Enerji.

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