85% work on Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission line project under CPEC completed
Chairman CPEC authority Lt. General ® Asim Saleem Bajwa has informed that 85% work on 660KV Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission line project under CPEC has been completed. The scope of this project includes 4000MW evacuation capacity and it will evacuate power North-South, resolving one major issue. The project has created over 2,212 direct jobs for locals. The cost of the project is $1.658 billion, Chairman added.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Saturday that work on 660KV Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission line project has been completed by 85 percent.
“The transmission line will evacuate power North-South and resolve one major issue,” he said in a tweet.
Asim Bajwa further added that the scope of this project includes 4000MW evacuation capacity.
The line is 886 kilometers long and has 1972 towers. The cost of the project is $1.658 billion which has also created over 2,212 direct jobs for locals, he added.
Earlier on June 18, Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lieutenant General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa had announced that the second phase of CPEC would create job opportunities for Pakistani youth.
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