Poor state of affairs: NEPRA seeks report on power breakdown
Says blackout exposes fragile stability, reliability of the system
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ISLAMABAD:
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken serious notice of a widespread power breakdown in the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC)’s northern system on May 16 and has directed the company to submit a comprehensive report on the matter.
On Wednesday, a massive power breakdown struck large swathes of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that deprived two-thirds of the country’s population of electricity for almost 10 hours.
The breakdown led to a complete blackout in the north from Guddu to Peshawar, leaving provinces of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa without electricity.
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Earlier on May 1, 2018, the tripping of NTDC’s 220-kilovolt transmission lines had affected Chashma nuclear power plant - units 1-4 - that caused a power generation loss of around 2,100 megawatts in the north.
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“The two consecutive power breakdowns within a short span have once again exposed fragile stability and reliability of the system. This shows poor state of affairs at the NTDC,” Nepra commented in a statement.
The regulator said it had viewed seriously the prevailing situation in respect of poor performance of the NTDC’s transmission network and had directed NTDC to immediately come up with a detailed report on the unforeseen circumstances that caused the widespread breakdown.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 18th, 2018.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken serious notice of a widespread power breakdown in the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC)’s northern system on May 16 and has directed the company to submit a comprehensive report on the matter.
On Wednesday, a massive power breakdown struck large swathes of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that deprived two-thirds of the country’s population of electricity for almost 10 hours.
The breakdown led to a complete blackout in the north from Guddu to Peshawar, leaving provinces of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa without electricity.
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Earlier on May 1, 2018, the tripping of NTDC’s 220-kilovolt transmission lines had affected Chashma nuclear power plant - units 1-4 - that caused a power generation loss of around 2,100 megawatts in the north.
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“The two consecutive power breakdowns within a short span have once again exposed fragile stability and reliability of the system. This shows poor state of affairs at the NTDC,” Nepra commented in a statement.
The regulator said it had viewed seriously the prevailing situation in respect of poor performance of the NTDC’s transmission network and had directed NTDC to immediately come up with a detailed report on the unforeseen circumstances that caused the widespread breakdown.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 18th, 2018.