Karachi, Pakistan. On April 15th, Mustaqim Dyeing & Printing Pvt Ltd. and The meeco Group completed successfully phase one of a photovoltaic rooftop installation, which provides initially up to 20 kWp of clean electrical energy. The sun2roof system is a grid-tied rooftop installation with 280 German thin-film modules and Power One inverters (ABB). The meeco Group, through its local joint venture oursun Solar Power Ltd., was in charge of desig n, layout, engineering, planning, procurement, shipment and installation of the system.
Founded in 1994, Mustaqim is a growing textile mills company and forms part of the Gatron / Krystalite Group, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in Pakistan, which produces all kind of fabrics such as bed linens, table linens or curtain linens. One of its core principles is its dedication to a clean environment by using as much green technologies as possible. Mustaqim was for instance the first manufacturing plant in Karachi to have a fully operational waste water treatment plant. Morover, Mustaqim has a long history of using energy savings materials and processes as well as recycling their materials and byproducts.
Amer Ashfaq, Director of oursun Solar Power Ltd., who has negotiated this sun2roof project with Mustaqim explains: “This partnership is very valuable to us and we are glad that we were able to start this fruitful and promising business partnership with such a growing company on a green project that fits both of our objectives.” He adds: “We are looking forward to new common projects in the future to further increase our presence in Pakistan.”
About The meeco Group: The meeco Group was consolidated in 2000 and oriented its main focus towards the energy sector. With world headquarters located in Zug, Switzerland, the group currently has over 50 employees working across 4 continents. Thanks to a structured but flexible approach based on its core competencies, meeco has delivered over 320 MW of clean, renewable energy solutions across four continents. The meeco Group accomplishes its mission by providing project developers, investors, governments, and private businesses with the services necessary for timely financing, installation, and operation of clean energy assets.
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Press contact: Edwin Seifert, Telephone: +49 – 351 – 316 05 15, E-Mail: info@meeco.net
