China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lieutenant General (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa says 660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission line project will evacuate power North-South, resolve one major issue.
ISLAMABAD: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-August 8th, 2020) Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission line project was completed 85 percent, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lieutenant General (Retd.) Asim Saleem Bajwa said here on Saturday.
Taking to Twitter, Asim Saleem Bajwa said that 660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission line project would evacuate power North-South, resolve one major issue.
“Update:660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission line Project.will evacuate power North-South,resolve one major issue.Scope;4000MW Evac Capacity, 886KM,1972 Towers. Cost:USD 1.658 billion. Work completed:85%- Direct employment:2,212 #cpec #CPECMakingProgress #pakistanmakingprogress,” Bajwa said.
The scope of this project, he said, included 4000MW evacuation capacity and it created 2,212 direct employment opportunities.
