Control centre set up to monitor power supply

LAHORE:In compliance with directions of Ministry of Energy (Power Division), National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has set up a central control centre at 220 kV grid station New Kot Lakhpat Lahore to monitor and keep a close liaison with NPCC & all DISCOs during Sehr, Iftar and Traveeh.

The central control centre will monitor stability of the power system. Engr Dr Khawaja Riffat Hassan visited the control centre and checked the arrangements. He said that the centre will work round the clock under the supervision of GM (Asset Management) North and dedicated team will look after continuous and uninterrupted power supply to all distribution companies throughout the country. He said that in order to meet any emergency regional control centres of Asset Management at Islamabad, Multan, Hyderabad & Quetta have also been established. MD NTDC said that in case of a fault at any grid station or Transmission Line of NTDC across Pakistan, the control centre will monitor the team mobilisation and material directly and latest information will be shared with the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) and respective DISCOs.