Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park

Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park قائدِ اعظم سولر پارک
Official name	Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park
Country	Pakistan
Location	Bahawalpur, Punjab
Coordinates	29°26′55″N 71°58′22″E / 29.44861°N 71.97278°E / 29.44861; 71.97278
Status	Operational
Commission date	Phase 1: 15 July 2015 Phase 2: 31 May 2016 Phase 3: 31 July 2016 Phase 4: 31 July 2016
Construction cost	Phase 1: US$131.15 Million Phase 2: US$159.82 million Phase 3: US$135.89 million Phase 4: US$159.82 million
Owner(s)	Government of Punjab
Operator(s)	QA Solar
Solar farm
Type	Flat-panel PV
Total collector area	8 km sq.
Site resource	1920 kWh/m2/yr
Site area	6,500 acres (2,600 ha)[1]
Power generation
Units operational	Phase 1: 100 MW Phase 2: 100 MW Phase 3: 100 MW Phase 4: 100 MW
Make and model	JA Solar
Nameplate capacity	400 MW (Operational) 1,000 MW (Total planned)
External links
Website	qasolar.com
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park (Urdu: قائدِ اعظم سولر پارک) is a photovoltaic power station in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan, named in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. It is a 400 MW solar facility spanning an area of 8 km² and hosting 1.6 million solar modules. The initial phase of the project was constructed by the Government of Punjab through a 100% owned subsidiary QA Solar in May 2015 at a cost of $131 million. On 5 May 2015, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the first 100 MW project and dedicated it to the nation.^[2] Subsequent expansion was done in public-private partnership with Appolo Solar Development Pakistan Limited, Best Green Energy Pakistan Limited and Crest Energy Pakistan Limited each installing a 100 MW unit.^[3] The next phase of 100 MW will be installed by Zorlu Solar Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, making it a 500 MW facility. Total planned capacity of the solar park is 1,000 MW.