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Quaidsola
Contact us for any questions and enquiries.
3rd Floor, 83-A E/1, Main Boulevard, Gulberg III, Lahore Pakistan.
www.qasolar.com
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power (Pvt.) LimitedGovernment of Punjab
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Pakistan - The Next Big Investment Env
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park
Investment Cli
Salient
CONT
ENTS
Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewerstill modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can becredited with creating a nation state. Muhammad Ali Jinnahdid all three.
-Stanley Wolpert in his bookJinnah of Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1876 - 1948
QA Solar Power - The Company
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power (Pvt.) Limited
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Punjab, the land of five rivers, is the heartland ofwhere 51 mill ion a cres are c ultiv ated a nd ano ther 9.acres are classified as cultivable waste in different paprovince. With 55% of Pakistans population contribution to national GDP, Punjab is Pakistanpower consumer (68%). The reasons for Punjabsurban and industrial activity are its good infrapeaceful industrial relations, flexible labor market cand efficient administrative machinery; the attribmake Punjab an ideal destination for investors.
Opportunity in PunPunjab, the hub of Pakistans industrial, agricultural and commercial activities, iscurrently facing acute energy crisis. Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park having a capacityof 1.5 GW has been initiated by us to rise up to the challenge. The first 100 MWis already in progress and is expected to be completed by in December 2014.The enti re Gove rnmen t of Punj ab takes the respon sibil ity to suppo rt all thepotential investors. We will provide you with every kind of facility; it will be avery transp arent arrang ement like a One W indo w Ope ration . So, I requ est andinvite all potential investors within and outside Pakistan to please comeforw ard and loo k at our faci litie s, loo k at our poten tial , look at the Rate of
Return on your investments, look at the guarantees, securities of yourremittances and your profits. I will personally ensure all your investments to bevery s afe, your e ffor ts to be fru itful and yo ur se curity to be our f irst p riori ty. So,please come forward without losing any time and invest in an opportunity of alifetime.
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message from THE Chief Minister
Punjab, Pakistan
PaInv
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germany
Solar energy has excellent potential in Punjab, which isstrategically located in the zone of highest solarirradiation in the world
Average daily irradiation amounts to 1900-2300 kWh/m 2with 3000 hours of s unshi ne a vaila ble annu ally
1000-1200 kWh/m2
900-1200 kWh/kWpGeneration Capacity: 34 GW
SOLAR POTENTIAL:
EXPLOITING THE
OPPORTUNITY
Solar GIS
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Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park
Named after the great leader, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park is all set to emerge as a hub of solar energyand a global attraction in terms of technology andinvestment. The Government of Punjab, under the Vision ofThe C hief Minis ter S hehb az S hari f, has dedic ated 6,500 acresof land in Cholistan, Bahawalpur for the purpose ofestablishing a Solar Park of 1500 MW. 500 acres have beenreserved to set up the first 100 MW PV Solar Power Plant.This Flag ship projec t sha ll b e ful ly o wned by the Gove rnmen tof Punjab; marking the beginning of the Provinces journeytowa rds a gene ration of renewa ble energ y for a greene rfutu re.
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power (Pvt.) Ltd. has been set up by theGovernment of Punjab with the purpose of launching the first100 MW PV Solar Power Plant as a Flagship project.
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Location Map
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Investment Climate
Overvie
Invest
Pakistan is currently ranked as the most investment-friendlynations in South Asia where business regulations have beenprofoundly overhauled along liberal lines and most barriersto th e flo w of cap ital and in tern atio nal d irect in vest ment h avebeen removed. Foreign investors do not face any restrictionson the inflow of capital and investment of up to 100% ofequity participation is allowed in most sectors. Unlimitedremittance of profits, dividends, service fees or capital is nowthe rule. This libe ral in vest ment regime is ha rd to beat .
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Investment Rationaleand Fiscal Incentives
OVERVIEW
Solar Power Park with the capacity to house up to1000 MW Solar PV Plants is ready to be populated
on concessional lease rate of USD 1 per acre perannum.
Transparent and competitive market due to enablingpolicies and vertical unbundling
Secure investment environment Mandatory purchase of power generated by
Independent Power Producers (IPPs), backed by
sovereign guarantee of Government of Pakistan
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Quaid-e-azamsolarpark
Service Area
Admin Build ing/ Resi dent ialArea/ Stora ge A rea
Safety and Security
Boundary wall (28 km long)The perim eter secu rity is en suredby the Government of Punjab.
Power Evacuation Arrangements
132 kV Transmission Line (existing)220 kV Transmission Line(under construction)
Acces s Ro ad
Dual-Carriage |9 km long | 48 Capable for heavy plant equiptransp ort atio n
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salient features
of qa solar park
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QA Solar power-the company
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power (Pvt.) Ltd. is a Public Sector Company wholly owned by Government of Punjab,Pakistan for the setting up of renewable energy projects in general and Solar Energy Power Projects inparticular. The company was established for the purpose of launching the first ever grid-connectedutility-scale 100 MW PV Solar Power Plant as a Flagship project. Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power is also the focalcompany of Solar Power Development in Pakistan.
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power has been successful in initiating the project even with the uncertainty andresistance that surrounded the initiative as it was the first of its kind project in Pakistan and posed a hugechallenge due to its relatively high size as a flagship project. The project is halfway through the EPC stageand is expected to be commissioned by the end of year 2014. The reputation earned through thisachievement has highlighted the company on the National arena and it has been granted with theresponsibility to spearhead the population of the Solar Park with an additional 900 MW of Solar Power
capacity installation.
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power (Pvt.) Limited aspires to Pakistans pioneer organization in the field of reenergy. It envisions an energy self-reliant Pakistan key role in solving the global environmental crises.
Pakistan is currently facing an acute energyQuaid-e-Azam Solar Power aims to take
responsibility of bridging the demand-supply gap clean and renewable sources. To realize this objecSolar Power is setting up the first ever grid-connecMW PV Power Plant at Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park by of year 2014.Using this project as a spring board, wto a ccele rate t he f orth comin g de velo pment al phaspark to achieve a full capacity of 1.5 GW.
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Vision
Mission
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QA SOLAR POWER PROJECT
Milestones
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GCompany Inception(QA Solar Power)
October
Getting Consultants
On-board
(Legal, Financial, Technical)November
Land Allocation
DecemberInitial Environmental
Examination NOC
January
Approval of
Feasibility
Study by Panel
of Experts
March
Qualification of EPC Bidders
(by International Competitive Bidding)April
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Ground Brea
& Extensio
of Park
May
Contract Signing
May
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Generation License
(Approved in Principle)May
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1000 MW IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY
QA Solar Power (Pvt.) Ltd. has achieved a unique position of establishing the firstSolar Power Plant in Pakistan. The company has now come up with an implementationstrategy, involving multiple stakeholders, to optimize the fast track and quickestablishment of Solar Power Plants in the Park. This first step of the strategy, the pilotphase of establishing 100 MW PV Solar Power Plant, is already in progress andefficiently advancing towards completion. In the forthcoming phases, QA Solar Powerwill increa singl y fa cilit ate the Inve stors by prov iding thei r exp erti se i n
Regulatory processes
Consultants hiring
EPC contractor selection process
Equipment sourcing
Civil contractors sourcing
Partial debt financing
2016 400 MW SiteSelection PPA &RegulatoryProjeFinan
QA Solar Power Construct and OpProfitabili ty through Less Out-sou
2014 100 MW SiteSelection EPA &RegulatoryProjeFinan
QA Pilot: 100 MW Kick-Start
2015 500 MW SiteSelectionEPA & Proje
IPP Mode: Catalyst for IPPs throug
FinanRegulatory
QA Solar EPC
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