Private Power & Infrastructure Board
Ministry of Energy (Power Division)
Government of Pakistan

Sapphire Wind Power Company Limited

 Salient Features

 

 

Project Company

Sapphire Wind Power Company Limited

Policy

RE Policy 2006

Category

Commissioned

Sub Category

Other

Main Sponsor

Sapphire Textile Mills Limited

Main Sponsor Shareholder

70%

Other Sponsors

Bank Al Falah

Other Sponsors Shareholder

30%

Lenders

Lenders (Foreign): Overseas Private Investment Corporation, an agency of the United States of America

Province

Sindh

Location

Jhampir District Thattha , Sindh

Gross Capacity

52.8MW

Net Capacity

50.6MW

Configuration

33 x 1.6 MW (GE 1.6-82.5) WTG

Total Project Price (USD)

122.94Million

Debt Equity Ratio

75:25

Debt Amount USD

92.205Million

Equity Amount USD

30.735Million

Levelized Tariff

13.5244US c/kWh Reference Exchange Rates 97.6 PKR/USD

Power Purchaser

Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited (CPPA-GL)

Term of Project

20Years

EPC Contractor

Hydrochina International Engineering Company Limited

Owner's Engineer

General Electric (GE)

Net Efficiency

32.5% Net Capacity Factor 32.5 %

 Important Events

 

 

Issuance of LOI

10-AUG-2006

Tariff Determination

21-NOV-2013

Date of issuance of LOS

27-SEP-2012

Implementation Agreement

24-FEB-2014 GOP Guarantee 07-July 2014 1st IA Amendment 05 June 2017

Direct Implementation Agreement

20 MAY 2014

Power Purchase Agreement

20-FEB-2014 EPA EPA Amendment(s) 1st ( ) 2nd 5 May 2017

Direct Power Purchase Agreement

26-MAY-2014 Direct EPA

Achievement of Financial Close

07-JUL-2014

COD

22-NOV-2015