Oracle Power PLC has completed a transmission and grid interconnection study for its planned 1.3-gigawatt (GW) hybrid renewable energy complex in southern Pakistan, which will combine solar and wind power with energy storage capabilities.
The study, initiated in May and conducted by Power Planners International (Pvt) Ltd (PPI), provides technical specifications for the proposed connection to the 220-kV Jhimpir-II Grid Station. The facility, located in Jhimpir in Sindh Province, will include 800 megawatts (MW) of solar power and 500 MW of wind power, with a battery energy storage system (BESS) to support reliability. Oracle Power is developing the project in partnership with China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co Ltd (CET), a subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China.
According to the study, the project will connect to the grid through a 35-kilometer 220-kV double circuit transmission line using quad bundle rail conductors. Transformers will raise the generation voltage to 33 kV at each inverter and collector group. The project's maximum net output is expected to reach 1,155 MW, supported by a 260-MW BESS, while a static var compensator (SVC) will help maintain stability, meeting the requirements of the NTDC Grid Code.
Oracle Power's partner funded the study, which has been submitted to Pakistan's National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) for government review. Additionally, the project received a no-objection certificate from the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) in May following an initial environmental examination.
