NTDC acquires land for Daska grid station
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National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) successfully acquired 736 kanal 13 Marla land for construction of a 500-kV grid station located in Daska, Sialkot. The award of land, under Section-11 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894, was issued today by the Land Acquisition Collector NTDC.
The acquisition of land was completed at a total cost of Rs337.4 million. This significant project will comprise 2x750 MVA 500/220 kV auto-transformers and 3x250 MVA 220/132 kV transformers, which will be connected to the National Grid through 01 500 kV and 02 220 kV transmission lines.
With a total estimated cost of Rs31.82 billion, the PC-1 of the project has already been approved.
The funding for this project will be provided through AFD financing from the French Development Agency.
NTDC's aim through this project is to meet the increasing demand for electricity and ensure a reliable operation and smooth power supply to industries, businesses and domestic consumers across Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 11th, 2023.