500KV transmission line project starts

LAHORE
The National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL), under its Power Transmission Enhancements’ Investment Programme, has started a vital project of 600 KM long, 500 KV Jamshoro-Moro-Dadu to Rahimyar Khan transmission line, and 500 KV Switching Station at Moro along with necessary extensions at existing 500 KV substations of Jamshoro, Dadu, and Rahimyar Khan at the estimated cost of $180 million funded by the ADB.
The spokesman for the NTDCL said that this important project was part of NTDCL’s overall power development programme which would be completed in December 2016. The main objective of the project is to enhance and extend the NTDC’s existing system to provide appropriate facilities for distribution of power proposed to be generated from southern part of the country to the load centres to meet the demand of the country. The bulk power generation has been planned in southern area based on imported coal near Karachi, local coal in Thar area and wind power plants of Sindh.
The spokesman said that for timely completion, the project had been bifurcated into two packages. The Package-I has been divided into three lots including 202 KM transmission line will be constructed from Jamshoro to Moro under Lot-I whereas 232 KM long transmission from Dadu-Moro to Goth Qazi Mahar under Lot-II and 166 KM transmission line will be constructed from Goth Qazi Mahar to Rahimyar Khan under Lot -III.