220 kV grid station becomes operational

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has completed construction work of the 220 kV grid station and transmission line at Jhimpir for evacuation of power from wind power plants installed at Jhimpir wind cluster. According to NTDC spokesman, the 85 km long 220 kV transmission line from Jhimpir to Tando Muhammad Khan Road Hyderabad has also been energised. Presently, 338 MW power from Jhimpir Wind Cluster has been evacuated and added to the national grid against an installed capacity of 379 MW of wind power plants in Jhimpir. Resultantly, the voltage level will be improved and benefit the consumers of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) and other parts of the Sindh.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 31^st, 2017.

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