K-Electric (KE) and Oursun Pakistan have signed a 25-year Energy Purchase Agreement (EPA), reported Radio Pakistan.

Oursun provides business-to-business alternative energy solutions in Pakistan.

The 50 megawatt (MW) solar power project is expected to commence commercial operations by the first quarter of 2018. The project is being developed in Gharo, Thatta and is spread over an area of 144 acres.

A KE spokesperson in a statement claimed that the project underlines KE's vision to add environment-friendly and cost-effective means of power generation to its energy mix.

Solar power generation is environment-friendly and will be a good mix to the overall power generation capacity of KE, an Oursun spokesperson said.

"The project is being established to exclusively provide renewable energy to KE consumers,” he added.