Oracle Power PLC Co-operation with PowerChina for 1GW Solar Project (6650W)
April 19 2023 - 2:00AM
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Oracle Power PLC
19 April 2023
19 April 2023
Oracle Power PLC
("Oracle" or the "Company")
Co-operation Agreement with PowerChina for 1GW Solar Project at
Thar Block V1, Pakistan
Oracle Power PLC (AIM: ORCP), a developer of green energy
projects, is pleased to announce a co-operation agreement ("the
Agreement") with PowerChina International Group Limited
("PowerChina"), a leading hydropower, electricity and
infrastructure construction company, to collaborate in the
potential joint development of a 1 Gigawatt ("GW") solar based
independent power production plant ("Thar Solar Project") at
Oracle's Thar Block VI ("Thar Block VI") in the Sindh Province,
Pakistan.
The Agreement includes the following key components:
-- PowerChina will support Oracle to conduct a comprehensive
feasibility study, including surveying, investigation and other
study works for the Thar Solar Project
-- Oracle will develop partnerships and arrange funding for the
Thar Solar Project - PowerChina will also assist in arranging
financing if required
-- Oracle will co-ordinate on-going negotiations with both the
Government of Sindh as well as the Government of Pakistan
-- PowerChina will co-ordinate working with the Government of China
-- Thar Block VI is owned by Oracle, through its subsidiary
Sindh Carbon Energy Ltd, where it has a 30-year mining lease. Thar
Block VI is located in the Thar Desert, in South-East Sindh
Province, Pakistan.
Thar Block VI is located approximately 250 kilometres from the
proposed site of Oracle's Green Hydrogen Project. The development
of the Thar Solar Project is in lockstep with Oracle's focused
strategy of developing renewable power generation projects.
After the COP26 agreement signed by the global community in
Glasgow on October 2021, international financial institutions are
encouraging investments in renewable and green energy plants.
Furthermore, as per the Government of Pakistan's Fast Track Solar
PV Initiatives 2022, almost 10,000 MW of solar power is being
implemented on a staged basis.
Oracle and PowerChina propose to develop the Thar Solar Project,
with a capacity of 1 GW, on the unutilised land at Thar Block VI.
The power produced from the solar setup could be integrated with
the national grid to meet urgent national demand for renewable
energy or be sold to the grid of a private distributor. The same
power could also be utilized to reduce the carbon footprint at the
Block I and II Thar Coal Power Project, which is currently
operating. The Energy Department, Government of Sindh has provided
conditional permission to Oracle, subject to final approval from
the Sindh cabinet, for the development of solar power plants at
Thar, Block VI.
Thar Block VI's total area is 66.1 sq km and Oracle's initial
technical plan for 1 GW solar project proposes that the solar plant
will be developed on the peripheral land of the mining area,
occupying less than 25 percent of the Thar Block VI, and generating
power from the Thar desert from a completely renewable source. The
solar plant would be deployed outside the potential built up and
impact area of any coal-related project in the future.
Approximately 1.5 million PV panels are anticipated to be set up,
providing an installed capacity of 655 watts per panel, generating
approximately 1.7 billion Kwh power annually.
Commenting on the proposed development of the Thar Solar
Project, Naheed Memon, Chief Executive Officer of Oracle, said:
"The proposed development of the Thar Solar Project provides
Oracle with the opportunity to not only develop a sizeable
renewable energy project in Pakistan, but also to bring a long-term
and sustainable business to our Thar Block VI asset. This
development, along with the significant progress being made with
our Green Hydrogen project in the Sindh Province, underpins
Oracle's core strategy of focusing on the production of green
energy. We look forward to working closely with our partners to
swiftly establish ourselves as front runners in the production of
renewable power and green energy solutions in Pakistan and in the
broader region."
*ENDS*
For further information on Oracle Power PLC, visit the Company's
website http://www.oraclepower.co.uk or contact:
Oracle Power PLC
Naheed Memon - CEO +44 (0) 203 580 4314
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Rory Murphy/ Matthew Chandler/ Rob Patrick +44 (0) 20 7409 3494
Buchanan (Financial PR)
Bobby Morse/ Oonagh Reidy/ Abigail Gilchrist +44 (0) 20 7466
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