User:RealKnockout/Matiari–Lahore transmission line

660kV High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Matiari-Lahore Transmission Project
660kV High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Matiari-Lahore Transmission Project
Location
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh, Punjab
General direction	North-South
From	Matiari, Sindh
Passes through	Matiari, Sanghar, Khairpur, Sukkur, and Ghotki districts (Sindh province); Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Bahawal Nagar, Pak Pattan, Okara, Kasur, and Nankana districts (Punjab province)
To	Nankana Sahib District, near Lahore, Punjab
Ownership information
Owner	Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Company
Key people	Zhang Lei (CEO of PMLTLC); Wang Bo (Deputy CEO of PMLTLC);
Partners	China Electric Power Equipment and Technology; State Grid Corporation of China;
Operator	Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Company
Construction information
Contractors	China Electric Power Equipment and Technology; SNC Lavalin; DECON International; King & Wood Mallesons (KWM);
Construction started	December 2018
Construction cost	$1.6 billion
Commissioned	September 1, 2021
Technical information
Type	Overhead transmission
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	878 km (546 mi)
No. of transmission towers	1898
Power rating	4,000 MW
DC voltage	±660 kV

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The 660 kV Matiari–Lahore transmission line is a privately developed $2.1 billion transmission line under construction as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).^[1] The line will stretch 878 kilometers from Matiari, Sindh, to Nankana Sahib District near Lahore, Pakistan, of which 550.65 kilometers will be in Punjab province, and 314.9 kilometers in Sindh Province.

It will be a 660 kilovolt High Voltage Direct Current line and will help transmit 4,000 MW of generated electricity from new coal power plants at Port Qasim, Hub, and Thar, to northern Pakistan.^[1] Construction is expected to last 36–42 months.^[1]

It is being developed by State Grid Corporation of China,^[1] and will be built on a "Build-Own-Operate-Transfer" basis with the Chinese company handing the infrastructure over to the Government of Pakistan in 25 years.^[1] The Matiari to Lahore transmission line is to be built on an "urgent basis" by the China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Company.^[2]^[3] The line achieved commercial operation on 1st September 2021.

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The Matiari-Lahore transmission line is a 878 km-long, ±660kV bi-pole high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line running from south to north Pakistan. It starts at Matiari, Sindh and runs to the Nankana Sahib District near Lahore, Punjab. The line is capable of transmitting up to 4 GW (4,000 megawatts) of electricity, which will be evacuated from power generating units in the south of Pakistan and transmitted to urban load centers northward in Punjab province. Constructed under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and completed on Sept. 1, 2021,^[4] the transmission project is the first HVDC line and the first private sector transmission project developed in Pakistan. The $1.6 billion project was developed on a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis for a 25-year term by the SGCC through a special purpose company named the Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Company.

Development

Planning and negotiations

Cost and feasibility studies were conducted by SNC-Lavalin in 2013, who recommended the construction of a 660 kV long-distance transmission line as the most economically and technically viable long-term option.^[5]^[6] The NTDC and the SGCC signed a cooperation agreement on 20 April 2015 for the development of the line.^[7]^[8] On 29 December 2016, an investment agreement to build the transmission line was also signed at a signing ceremony at the State Guest House in Beijing, with construction expected to begin in January 2017 and completion of the project expected around August 2018.^[9]^[10] The board of directors of the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) issued a formal letter of interest (LOI) to the China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Company (CET) for the development of the line on 16 February 2017.^[11] The board also cleared the draft implementation agreement (IA) and the transmission services agreement (TSA) for approval via the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC).^[12] The PPIB confirmed the issuance of a Letter of Intent (Lol) to CET for the transmission line on 27 March 2017.^[13]^[14] The Economic Coordination Committee approved the implementation agreement (IA) and transmission services agreement (TSA) on 25 July 2017, which were executed on May 14, 2018.^[15]^[16]

On 31 March 2017, the former CEO of the Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Company (PMLTC), Wang Bo, filed an application requesting the grant of a Special Purpose Transmission License to the Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Company,^[17] with the license subsequently being issued on 19 February 2018 to the company by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) of Pakistan.^[18]^[19] Meanwhile on 4 August 2017, the PPIB issued a Letter of Support (LoS) to the transmission project.^[14]^[20] As the guidelines under Transmission Line Policy 2015 require financial close to be reached within 9 months of the issuance of the LoS, the deadline for achieving financial close for the project was 4 May 2018, and NEPRA allowed a construction period of 27 months, making the Commercial Operations Date (COD) 4 August 2020.^[14]^[21] On 27 April 2018, the ECC extended the financial close date of the project to 1 December 2018, delaying the new COD to March 2021.^[10]^[22] The PPIB on 11 December 2018 again granted an extension in the LoS for the transmission line as well as a three-month extension to the deadline for achieving financial close with a new financial close deadline of 28 February 2019.^[23]^[24]^[25] The financial close was achieved and signed on 27 February 2019, one day before the revised deadline.^[26]^[27]

Development

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Construction

Testing

Commissioning

Operation

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