Matiari-Lahore transmission line’s high power testing completed

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Matiari-Lahore transmission line’s high power testing completed: NTDC

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Staff Reporter
August 03, 2021


LAHORE - National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) on Monday successfully tested 3000mw transmission on Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line. NTDC Managing Director Engr Muhammad Ayub remained in control room during the test and monitored HVDC parameters and also sought update about the test and issued guidelines to the commissioning working group, consultant and independent engineer. Updating the details of testing phases, the NTDC spokesman said that out of 8 power tests, 7 have been completed successfully so far that include

Commissioning Tests (DC Station Tests) Lahore (A1,
Commissioning Tests (DC Station Tests) M0atiari (A2,
Mono-pole Low Power System Tests (Up to 400 MW each pole) (A:3),
Bi-pole Low Power System Tests (Up to 800 MW Bi-pole) (A4,
Mono-pole High Power Tests (2200 MW, each pole) (A5,
Bi-pole High Power Tests at Maximum Available Power (MAP) (A6,
Special Optional Tests (recommended by OE)( A7.


Whereas, the last remaining test i.e. Trial Operation (168 hrs) and Capability Demonstration Test (06 hrs) (A8 will be completed soon and Commercial Operation Date will be achieved on 01 Sep 2021. The 660 kV HVDC Matiari -Lahore Transmission Project is a CPEC project built on BOOT basis which has been envisioned to evacuate 4000mw power from power plants in South of the country.

The project will be owned and operated by Pak MLTC for 25 years and after that the operations will be transferred to NTDC. HVDC is a new technology in Pakistan and is widely being used around the world in long distance transmission. The spokesman further said that MD NTDC Engr Muhammad Ayub also visited the site of 500kV D/C Transmission Line for Interconnection of 660 MW Lucky Coal Power and directed the teams to accelerate construction work of transmission line project.

 

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Pakistan's Energy Minister Hammad Azhar said here Friday that the ±660kV Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will bring stability to the power system of the country.

Addressing the transmission ceremony of the project held simultaneously in Islamabad and China's Beijing through video link, Azhar said the project will enhance the transmission capability in Pakistan and bring relief to consumers.

The project has brought new technology to Pakistan and will evacuate power from power plants located in Sindh to northern load centers to meet their energy needs, the minister added.

"The CPEC is of utmost importance for Pakistan. It will enable the country to enhance industrial production, upgrade energy and communication infrastructure and improve connectivity within the region," he said.

Speaking at the ceremony in Beijing, Zhang Jianhua, head of China's National Energy Administration, said the Matiari-Lahore transmission line is the first large-scale transmission project of the CPEC, which will become the backbone transmission channel of the new structure of the Pakistani power grid after being put into commercial operation, providing a solid assurance for power transmission in the south and power supply in the north of Pakistan.

Speaking at the event in Islamabad, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong said the CPEC has entered a new phase of high-quality development focusing on industrial, agricultural and socio-economic cooperation. He said the Matiari-Lahore project will contribute to the stable power supply in Pakistan and promote the industrialization of the country.

The construction of the Matiari-Lahore transmission project started in December 2018, and around 7,000 jobs had been created for the locals during the construction period. The project is expected to be put into commercial operation later this year and can transmit electricity of over 30 billion kilowatt-hours annually.