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Solar complex in the desert of Cholistan, Pakistan
In the desert of Cholistan (Punjab) laid miles of power lines, water pipes and a modern highway. Workers and engineers erected the perimeter of the future complex. The government has already spent on the infrastructure of the $5 million It seeks to turn this area almost deserted of desert into one of the world's largest solar parks, generating per day 1000 MW of electricity.
This radically solve the problem of the annual rolling blackouts in the region where daytime summer temperature is kept at around 50 degrees.
In the first phase will be a pilot project with a capacity of 100 MW. Commissioning is planned for the end of this year. After its implementation, the government will invite investors to achieve a total performance of up to 1,000 MW \ day, " said Imran Sikandar Baloch, head of administration of city of Bahawalpur.
Source: greenevolution.ru