2,928MW To Be Added To National Grid During Upcoming Fiscal Year.

ISLAMABAD -- An additional 2,928MW of new generation capacity will be added to the national grid during upcoming fiscal year, taking it to 40,879 MW, as an allocation of Rs 197.106bn has been proposed for the country's power sector projects in PSDP 2022-23.

The power distribution companies will add 1,614,219 new consumers to their system while electrification of 10,506 villages will be carried during 2022-23, official documents revealed. However, the transmission sector will not witness any significant capacity addition during 2022-23 when only 4,230 MVA will be added on 220kV level, official documents reveals. The capacity addition at distribution level of 132kV voltage level will be 4,385 MVA, with the addition of 1,614,219 consumers and electrification of 10,506 villages during 2022-23. During 2021-22, the NTDC transmission system has been strengthened by addition of 2,400 MVA, 3,653 MVA and 4,000 MW on 500kV, 220kV and +-660 kV network, respectively, for evacuation of additional power to the national grid. The existing transmission lines have been extended by addition of 549km, 990km and 1,772km on 500 kV, 220 kV and +-660 kV respectively.

Power distribution companies will add 1,614,219 new consumers to their system while electrification of 10,506 villages will be carried during 2022-23

An amount of Rs. 197.106 million is proposed in PSDP 2022-23 for power sector projects of generation, transmission and distribution including government budgeted, self-finance projects of power sector corporations excluding IPPs. For...