#Pakistan

PowerChina has commenced full-scale construction of Mansehra 765/220 kV substation, which would transmit electricity from Dasu Hydropower Station to Islamabad Power Grid.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned a $250 million loan to boost the power transmission network in Pakistan’s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

HESCO has disconnected power supply from more than 38 transformers and managed to recover an amount of more than 200 million rupees ($714,000).

Iran, Tehran: Iran’s Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian has announced that the power transmission grids of Iran and Pakistan have been connected.

Pakistan, Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will inaugurate the 100 MW Iran-Gwadar power transmission project during his visit to Balochistan this week.

GE has been selected by Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) for the refurbishment of two hydropower units at the Mangla hydropower plant in Pakistan.

The transmission line for importing 100 MW additional power supply from Iran to Gwadar in Pakistan has been completed.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $189 M loan for construction of HV transmission infrastructure in Pakistan.

Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) will have its own transformer repair shop by June 2023.

Pakistan, Islamabad: The first China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in the power evacuation and transmission sector started commercial operations.

Pakistan: Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) has decided to install a new power transformer at 132 kV Kehror Paka grid station.

USA, Washington: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $195 M loan for Pakistan.

Pakistan, Lahore: The 660 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Matiari-Lahore transmission line, started commercial operations on 1 September, its scheduled date.

Pakistan, Lahore: Pakistan on 14 August launched a trial run of its first high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line with the full load of 4,000 MW.

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan’s National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited, has launched a project to deliver an all-new load dispatch system.

Pakistan: The first large-scale power transmission project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor started the transmission.

Pakistan, Islamabad: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has started construction of 75 km-long 500 kV double circuit transmission line.

Testing of the country’s first high voltage direct current (HVDC) Matiari-Lahore transmission line was successfully carried out on 3 June.

Pakistan, Lahore: The National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has completed four more 500 kV transmission lines.

Pakistan, Lahore: 1,300 MW clean power will be transmitted from Tajikistan to Pakistan during the summer season.

Pakistan, Islamabad: A major technical fault in Pakistan’s power generation and distribution system caused a massive power outage.

Pakistan, Karachi: Pakistan aims to ensure energy independence by leveraging its own natural resources.

Matiari to Lahore ±660 kV HVDC Transmission Line Project has almost been completed as its Lahore converter station DC bipolar finished open line test.

MEPCO has decided to install a 40 MVA power transformer at 132 kV Jalalpur Pirwala grid station to resolve complaints of low voltage and tripping.

Pakistan, Dasu: The World Bank has approved $700 M grant to finance the construction of the 4.32 GW Dasu hydropower project in Pakistan.

Pakistan has chalked out a comprehensive plan to develop 120 new power projects in a bid to add 74,448 MW of production capacity to the system till 2040, mostly from hydro, domestic coal and renewable sources including wind and solar.

Pakistan: Pakistan’s Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) has installed over 2000 transformers this year.

Pakistan: China has expedited initial work on the Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct transmission line project valued at $1.7 B.