ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: China will establish wind electricity generation demonstration station in Pakistan under a programme to help resolve the power supply problems in rural areas of the country.

This was decided in a meeting of Ministry of Science and a Chinese delegation which was chaired by the Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman. The Chinese delegation was headed by Shen Dechang of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences, says a press release issued here on Tuesday.

The cooperation project shall mainly focus on the rural electrification by means of small wind electricity generating system. The small wind electricity generating system will be installed in individual households which include lights for villagers evening activities and a TV set to provide educational service and entertainment.

The pilot project will be set up in the southern coastal region of Sindh and Balochistan in the areas which do not have access to electricity. China will design and manufacture the equipment.

Pakistan and Chinese experts will work together to carry out the installation, organize a training course for maintenance and repairing the wind turbine system after installations and to promote the technical and industrial cooperation including information dissemination and seminar organization. Initially China will supply 14 wind turbines which will be installed in the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan. If the experience proves successful same will be replicated at large scale in other areas of the country. This project shall be implemented by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences (CAAMS) and Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technology (PCRET). The project is expected to go a long way to promote the technical and industrial cooperation in the wind electricity generation filed.