The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has successfully completed the 220 kV Double Circuit, Twin Bundle New Kot Lakhpat – Sarfraz Nagar Transmission Line IN & OUT at 220 kV Grid Station Ghazi Road Lahore, under the System Constraints Removal Plan.

The 30 km long Transmission Line was successfully energized recently.

An NTDC spokesman has said that the said Transmission Line has been linked with 500 kV NTDC Grid Station Lahore (South) and will evacuate Power from Balloki RLNG Power Plant and Coal fired Power Plant Sahiwal to Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) areas.

The spokesman further said the transmission Line will strengthen NTDC and LESCO grid system alongwith reduction in overloading and improvement of voltage profile.

It will also serve as backup source for LESCO Consumers of DHA, Askari-X, Allama Iqbal Airport, Gulberg, Shalimar, Batapur, Ghazi Road and surrounding areas.