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LAHORE: A South Korean firm has been awarded a mega project of a 132kV underground transmission line that will be executed in Lahore under the supervision of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco).
The firm has been given a go-ahead by Lesco to launch preparatory works -- mapping, survey, route plan, Dawn has learnt.
The project worth over Rs800 million is the second of its kind in the provincial capital and is being executed under financial assistance of the Asian Development Bank, according to senior Lesco officials.
“It is a very important project to keep various grid stations operational without any problem. It will be the second source to keep Sunny View, McLeod Road and other grid stations working in case of a problem with source-1 -- the existing 132kV system,” Lesco Chief Executive Officer Syed Wajid Ali Kazmi told Dawn on Tuesday.
A 6km long underground transmission line will start from Sunny View and end at Qartaba Chowk via McLeod Road and other areas.
“A day before the Pakistan Super League final, a technical problem occurred in the existing 132kV transmission line, putting Lesco in trouble. But we succeeded in rectifying the fault and restoring electricity to many areas. Had the project in question been completed before, we could have avoided the trouble,” Mr Kazmi explained.
He said the Lesco administration had also sought a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Lahore Development Authority and other civic agencies for launching the project. The project was awarded to Korean firm, LS Group, through a transparent bidding process.
Talking about other projects, the Lesco chief said they had also installed a new 40MVA transformer at the Chah Meeran grid station through its own resources. A new Gas Insulated Substation grid station had also been constructed and will start operating within 15 days.
“This grid station will provide relief to Bhati and Rewaz Garden grid stations that are already overloaded. This project has also been completed under the ADB’s financial assistance,” he added.
The Lesco chief said another 132kV transmission line project from Sarfraz Nagar to Bhaipheru was planned to be launched soon and it will save the system from overloading.
Published in Dawn, March 8th, 2017
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we cannot even lay down the transmission lines.. acclaimed nuclear power..no wonder why we cannot balance import export..Protection is not a principle but an expedient.
Good as the real issue with our POWER system is transmission and distribution with generation increasing lot of work is needed to to improve transmission and distribution system to evacuate the power from generating units. It will also help to bring down the line losses by increasing the efficiency of network
Every development, every project, every infrastructure for Punjab only. Pakistan is not Punjab only Mr. Nawaz Sharif. Try to see through your dead conscious and vision if you have any left?
@Taj M. Wazir Sir with all due respect Punjab is not Pakistan I totally agree but Punjab is 55% Pakistan and power consumption n all Punjab peaks in summers where temperature soars to 40 C in all urban centers of Punjab. Just have a neutral look at population centers of Pakistan after Karachi all the cities of Punjab make the list of population urban centers of country. Even it is not good it is high time to privatize the generation and distribution at so that there is no percentage of doubt left Punjab has no issue in this regard as well. If you have some time just look at recovery rates from all distribution companies of Pakistan it starts with IESCO, GEPCO, LESCO....... on bottom comes PESCO, HESCO etc. There is no concept of free lunches you have to pay for services
Motorways of Pakistan are built by Korean engineers/technology they started it all. Pakistani motorways can be compared to m1 or interstate of USA, thanks to South Korea, no transmission lines its good to have Korean technology, but we must self rely now. Also Koreans are invited so government can make some more money in kick backs, that is a sad part. Long Live Korea good people and good country. Thank you Korea for the motorways of Pakistan.