The National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) engineers energized 500 kV Dadu-Jamshoro transmission line (circuit-II) after rehabilitation of its two towers damaged during the recent cyclone in Sindh. It was one of the difficult terrain between Khinjar Lake and mountains of District Dadu with scorching heat of 50 Degrees Centigrade, said NTDC spokesman.
He elaborated that 16 towers of three different 500 kV transmission lines got damaged due to heavy cyclone on 21st May. The energized line out of the disrupted ones has started supplies, he added. The NTDC spokesman said rehabilitation work on other two transmission lines is being carried out on war footings. While updating the progress of work, he said that four towers of 500 kV Dadu-Shikarpur transmission line had been erected and three towers would be erected by Saturday evening. The teams of NTDC were working day and night on foundations repair, towers erection, replacement of hardware including insulators, spacers repair of conductors as well as stringing process.
Dilating upon the progress work of damaged towers of 500 kV Dadu-Guddu transmission line, the Spokesman said that the transmission line will be energized by Tuesday 30th May. It will establish North-South connection and two power system islands will operate as one integrated system. MD NTDC Dr Fiaz A. Chaudhry mobilized NTDC teams to carry out rehabilitation work. The remaining rehabilitation work will be completed soon, added the spokesman.
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