Daily Times

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) Saturday engergised 500kV Dadu-Guddu transmission line.

A spokesman for the company said that the NTDC engineers and contractors had energised another 500kV Dadu-Guddu transmission line (circuit-II) after rehabilitation of seven damaged towers.

On May 21, sixteen towers were collapsed due to force majeure (high intensity cyclone) in Sindh. “Earlier, the 500kV Jamshoro-Dadu transmission line was energised on May 27 after completing the rehabilitation work on two towers, whereas, the third transmission Line of 500kV Dadu-Shikarpur will be ready for power supply within next three to four days,” he said.

The spokesman said that the NTDC engineers and six teams of contractors were deployed to complete rehabilitation work on war footings. While setting aside the extreme weather conditions of over 50 degree Centigrade and difficult terrain of semi mountains and slushy area of Khinjar Lake in district Dadu, the teams completed the repair work of foundations, erection of towers, replacement of hardware, including insulators, spacers, repair/replacement of conductors as well as stringing process of transmission line in the shortest period of time.

He said that energisation of the transmission line would re-establish the broken link between northern and southern systems, thus increasing reliability and smooth transmission of power supply throughout the country.

NTDC Managing Director Dr Fiaz A Chaudhry appreciated the profound efforts of contractors and NTDC engineers and asked them to stay committed for early completion of remaining work so that the maximum relief to consumers could be provided during the holy month of Ramazan.