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NTDC Boosts Power Capacity with New 250 MVA Transformer at Sheikhupura Grid Station

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 Admin

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has successfully enhanced the power transmission capacity at the 500 kV Grid Station Sheikhupura by installing a new 250 MVA autotransformer. The augmentation involved replacing the existing 160 MVA, 220/132 kV autotransformer (T-8) with the more powerful 250 MVA, 220/132 kV autotransformer. The Project Delivery (North) Lahore team completed the installation…

PPIB Expects KE’s Dhabeji Grid Station and NTDC Line to Mitigate Wind Project Curtailments

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Admin

The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) anticipates that the completion of KE’s 220 kV Dhabeji Grid Station and the NTDC transmission line will alleviate power curtailments for existing wind projects. Wind Independent Power Producers (WIPPs) recently highlighted increasing curtailments, primarily attributed to low local demand in the HESCO area and system-wide transmission constraints since 2022. PPIB notes that compensation…

NTDC Under Scrutiny for Alleged Irregular Contract Awards and Internal Conflicts

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 Admin

The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has come under scrutiny for alleged irregularities in contract awards and internal conflicts, creating concerns within the Power Division. The Senate Standing Committee on Power has interrogated top officials from both the Power Division and NTDC multiple times regarding the awarding of contracts to ineligible bidders. Senior officials from the Power Division revealed…

NTDC Claims $13 Million Liquidated Damages from SEL for Delay in Achieving COD

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 Admin

The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has asserted its right to Liquidated Damages (LDs) exceeding $13 million from Siddiqsons Energy Limited (SEL) due to delays in achieving Commercial Operation Date (COD). Sources familiar with the matter revealed that NTDC is entitled to LDs as per the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and a decision by the Cabinet Committee on Energy…

Ministry of Energy Shares Spot LNG Price Forecasts with Utilities Amid Concerns Over Outstanding Dues

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Admin

The Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) has disseminated spot LNG price projections to Sui gas companies, the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), and the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) until September 2024. As per projections by M/s Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL), the anticipated spot LNG prices from March to September 2024 are: March-April: $9.43/MMBTU, May: $8.81/MMBTU, June: $8.39/MMBTU, July:…

Power firms’ performance below par despite high tariffs: Nepra

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Admin

ISLAMABAD: True to general perception, the country’s power generation plants and transmission systems in the public and private sectors are below par in terms of their respective performance standards affecting the quality of service despite higher consumer tariffs, according to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra). According to the regulator’s Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) of power plants for 2022-23, the…

Caretaker govt bans power sector union activities

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Admin

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the proposed induction of the private sector for divestment and management contracts, the caretaker government has prohibited all forms of union activities in the power sector. This decision encompasses all public sector power companies, including those in the business of generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity, bringing them under the scope of the “Pakistan Essential Service…

Body formed to probe power breakdowns

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 Admin

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has constituted a two-member committee to probe reasons for recent power breakdowns across the country including explosion at Guddu 500 kV switchyard, well-informed sources told Business Recorder. On January 1, 2024, the Power Division, in an official statement said due to dense fog, the NTDC faced tripping of 500 kV and 220 kV Transmission Lines in the…

January 2023 power breakdown: Probe finds country’s power transmission system running without SOPs

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 Admin

ISLAMABAD: The electric power transmission system that transmits electricity of Rs3,000 billion a year is found ‘highly vulnerable’ as it is run without the standard operating procedures (SOPs), reveals the investigation just completed into the worst-ever 20 hours power breakdown that struck the country a year before on January 23, 2023. The probe into the causes of the unprecedented power…

NTDC Successfully Replaces Circuit Breaker at Guddu Switchyard

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Admin

The technical teams at National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) have accomplished the replacement of a damaged circuit breaker at the 500 kV Guddu Switchyard. On the direction of NTDC management, additional staff was deployed to ensure the swift completion of replacement works. Moreover, NTDC has also successfully energized the 500kV Guddu-Muzaffargarh transmission line. The NTDC spokesman said that…