220KV GRID STATION : Two transformers inaugurated

ISLAMABAD: US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director to Pakistan John Groarke inaugurated two new auto transformers for the 220kV grid station in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). He also presented tools and trucks to power distribution companies in a ceremony held on Tuesday at 500KV Rawat Grid Station, near Rawalpindi. “The US government is proud to work with the government of Pakistan to increase generation, transmission and distribution of power and improve its delivery to the people of Pakistan,” said Groarke during his visit. The USAID director was briefed on the new auto transformer and on live line maintenance tools. USAID has provided training, equipment and vehicles to enhance the capacity of a few distribution companies.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 16^th,  2015.

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