KE ENERGIZES NEW GRID STATION AT NEW PORT QASIM.

K -Electric's Chief Generation and Transmission Officer, Dale Sinkler officially energized the new 220kV grid Station located in New Port Qasim which is the 10th 220 kV grid station in K-Electric's (KE) fleet. This follows the recent construction and energyisation of the 220 kV Surjani and 132kV Gulshan grid stations under the USD 460 Million TP-1000 transmission enhancement Project. Reiterating the power utility's commitment to strengthening power supply for its customers, Dale said, "We are progressing swiftly with the TP-1000 project which on completion, would upgrade KE's transmission capacity through an additional 1,000 MVA.

Thus far 940 MVA have already been added to our network and energising this 220 kV New Port Qasim grid, located at the heart of a key industrial zone in Karachi, is in line with our vision of driving Pakistan's progress by powering Karachi's industrial and commercial prosperity." This is another milestone in an on-going stream of investments of over USD 2.4 billion undertaken...