Three Gorges First Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind power station in Sindh, Pakistan. It is operated by Three Gorges Corporation. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 85k homes (estimated). It ranks #98 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030464.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 50 MW for China Three Gorges First wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 100 MW, Three Gorges First Wind Farm 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.
Key facts
- Share of Pakistan wind capacity
- 19.8% of 506 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 7 dated wind plants in Pakistan is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Pakistan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Three Gorges Corporation.
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.
Monthly mean temperature
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
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
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 #3 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
- Jhimpir · Wind · 106 MW · Sindh
- Yunus Wind Farm · Wind · 50 MW · Sindh
- Metro Wind Farm · Wind · 50 MW · Sindh
- Jamshoro power station · Gas · 880 MW · Sindh
- Nooriabad power plant · Gas · 100 MW · Sindh
- Fauji Fertilizer Power Plant · Coal · 118 MW · Sindh
Location
Coordinates 25.0804, 67.9431 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Three Gorges First Wind Farm?
Three Gorges First Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind power plant in Sindh, Pakistan, commissioned in 2014.
Who operates Three Gorges First Wind Farm?
Three Gorges First Wind Farm is operated by Three Gorges Corporation.