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600 Mln Rupees 132 KV Sarai Saleh Grid Station Tender Notice Issued


Wapda Saturday issued a tender notice for the construction of 132 Kilowatts Sarai Saleh Grid station after receiving Rs 600 million released by the Federal Minister for Power Omer Ayub Khan



HARIPUR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Nov, 2020 ) :Wapda Saturday issued a tender notice for the construction of 132 Kilowatts Sarai Saleh Grid station after receiving Rs 600 million released by the Federal Minister for Power Omer Ayub Khan.
Despite political and ministerial engagements federal minister Omer Ayub Khan also paid special attention to the issues of the constituency, focused on developmental projects and timely released the amount for the promised 132 KV Grid Station.
The people of Sarai Saleh were pleased and appreciated the minister for fulfilling his election promise.
During the last six months owing to the comprehensive strategy of Federal Minister Omer Ayub Khan 16 feeders have been completed in district Haripur and he also released 12 billion rupees for 4 grid stations. Huge allocations for electricity provision and improvement would revolutionize the development of district Haripur.

Omer Ayub Khan has started billions of rupees schemes and projects including, roads, hospitals, schools, water supply, sui gas and electricity provision where earlier Haripur electricity feeder was built with the cost of 600 million rupees.
Construction work on 132 KV Khanpur Grid Station is also near to completion, besides these two grid stations Wapda teams have also identified land for Gandaf 132 KV grid station and Hattar 220 KV grid station with the cost of 8.5 billion those would be started in soon.
After completion of Khanpur 132 Kilowatt grid station, the day-to-day issues of load shedding and low voltage in Tehsil Khanpur, Haripur and Sarai Saleh would also be resolved.
Last year Federal Minister also approved 132 KV grid stations for Mansehra districts which has provided a huge relief to not only Haripur but also some areas of the district Haripur.


NTDC Increases Transmission Length Of Both 500kV, 220 KV In FY-2019-20

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Nov, 2020 ) :National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has increased length of both 500kV and 220 kV transmission lines from 6,417 km to 7,238 km and 11,219 km to 11,281 km respectively during FY 2019-20.
According to official data, one Power Transformer has been added at 500/220 kV level while three transformers at 220/132 kV level in NTDC system during the said period.
The NTDC- the National Grid Company and its transmission network is spread all over the country except the area served by K-Electric.
NTDC is maintaining 16 grid stations of 500 kV with a transformation capacity of 23,400 MVA and 45 grid stations of 220 kV grid stations with transformation capacity of 31,900 MVA in the country.
According to the data, number of planned outages at 500 kV and 220 kV levels witnessed decrease during FY 2019-20 as compared to FY 2018-19.

As many as 547 planned outages recorded on 500 kV transmission lines and 1774 on 220 kV during the said period as compared to 723 outages on 500kV and 2082 on 220 kV lines during 2018-19.
Similarly, number of forced outages on 500 kV and 220 kV also witnessed considerable decrease. As many as 131-360 outages were recorded on 500 kV and 220 kV transmission lines respectively in FY-2019-20 as compared to 203 and 556 during FY-2018-19.
Like bringing reforms on power generation side, the government has also equally focused on the transmission side and enhanced capacity by 5500 MW during the last two years.
Earlier, the system could only transmit 18,000 MW electricity but now owing to up-gradation 25,000 MW could easily be transmitted it. Over 23,000 MW electricity was successfully transmitted during the peak summer.

Gilgit-Baltistan Signs Its First Ever Public-Private Partnership Project

In a historic move, the Gilgit Baltistan government signed its first public-private partnership (PPP) deal with Industrial Promotion Services Company NPak, a commercial arm of AKDN, to build the first river power project in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), a 2.8 MW project in Hunza.

Talking to the media, the Advisor Finance government of Gilgit Baltistan Waqar Abbas Mondoq said that private sector engagement is pivotal for the development in Gilgit Baltistan. This is the first run of the river project in GB, and if it succeeds, the government will replicate future projects on the same model.

Gilgit-Baltistan has the potential to produce more than 45,000 megawatts of hydroelectricity. Pakistan’s total electricity demand from both residential and industrial is 25,000 MW. If the hydropower potential of GB is realized, it will not only meet all requirements of the country but put Pakistan in a position to export electricity to neighboring countries.

This milestone will unlock the massive opportunities available in this region. Through the private sector-led growth model, the Gilgit Baltistan government will facilitate private sector investments in the region. Due to no legal cover for private sector investments, Gilgit Baltistan so far did not have any large scale investments. PPP will now provide a legal framework and facilitate large-scale investment in the region.
Gilgit Baltistan is currently relying on a 100 percent federal grant. The rollout of PPP will strengthen the revenue base of the GB government as well as reduce its dependency and burden on the federal government budget. The Advisor Finance further added that a significant number of investments will be routed to the region through PPP mode in tourism and other sectors.

 
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Faisalabad to Get an International Airport and Expo Center

Prime Minister, Imran Khan, issued orders on Wednesday for quick resolution of the problems faced by Faisalabad’s textile industry.

During a meeting with a delegation of business representatives and exporters associated with the textile industry, PM directed Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar, to consult with all stakeholders regarding the setting up of an Expo Center in the city.

He also directed the Ministry of Communications to prepare for setting up a motorway interchange at Chak Jhumra.

The PM also instructed the Ministry of Aviation to strategize for building Faisalabad International Airport. In return, the business community vowed to increase textile exports to $21 billion by next year.

The Prime Minister commended the industrialists and said, “You are Pakistan’s industrial hub. If you progress, Pakistan will progress.”

 
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