Date Published: November, 2023

There are currently 36 operational wind farms in the Sindh Province and 31 are within the Jhimpir region in Pakistan. All the wind farms – including our Hawa and JPL wind power projects – are in remote locations where there is no wastewater infrastructure. Currently, the two projects generate approximately 300,000 litres of black water a month (also known as grey water, i.e. from washing, cleaning and kitchen use). This water is collected by a third-party contractor in a tanker truck and disposed of in accordance with Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) regulations to the closest licensed disposal site at Jhimpir City, approximately 22km from our projects. The cost of this disposal amounts to approximately USD 7,500 on an annual basis and therefore contributes to an unsustainable and fuel-heavy disposal method, having a cumulative impact on JCM’s carbon footprint.

Spearheaded by our operational site team, a pilot project for the treatment of wastewater using constructed wetlands was initiated in 2023. The treated wastewater is used to stimulate agricultural production and a beekeeping enterprise. Independent testing of the water quality from the pilot project has shown that all water quality indicators fall within the Pakistan National Environment Quality Standards (NEQS) and Sindh Province Environment Quality Standards (SEQS) limits. In 2025, we aim to expand this to a fully developed facility that will manage all the wastewater from our two projects.