Matiari–Lahore ±660 kV HVDC Transmission Line Project
railway
Cities
Distance
878
km
new
878kmrehabilitated
– kmexisting
– kmCost
$1.7b
$1,658,000,000
operational
2021
Description
The project is an 878 km, 660 kV, High Voltage Direct Current Line (HVDC) that transmits 4,000MW of electricity (mainly from coal) from the Chinese bank-financed Thar Coal Mine and Power Projects and the Chinese bank-financed Port Qasim Power Project to the northern parts of Pakistan (near Lahore).Finance
Operators
Contractors
Governing authorities
Pakistan Government
Government
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