ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Saturday that 85pc work on 660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Line Project has been completed.
The transmission line will evacuate power North-South and resolve major power-related issues, he said in a tweet.
Asim Bajwa, who is also the Chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, said the transmission line would have a capacity to evacuate 4,000MW of electricity, adding that the line is 886km long with 1972 towers.
The project, being completed at a cost of $1.658 billion, has created over 2,212 direct jobs for locals, the SAPM stated.
Update:660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission line Project.will evacuate power North-South,resolve one major issue.Scope;4000MW Evac Capacity, 886KM,1972 Towers.
Cost:USD 1.658 Billion
Work completed:85%-
Direct employment:2,212 #cpec #CPECMakingProgress #pakistanmakingprogress pic.twitter.com/hDp22ybD9p— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) August 8, 2020
Meanwhile, in another tweet later in the day, Bajwa gave an update on the south Balochistan projects under CPEC.
He said the construction work on the 110km two-lane Khuzdar-Basima N-30 Highway was in full swing.
The highway project, work on which commenced in Oct last year, would be completed at a cost of Rs19 billion.
Update South Balochistan:110 KMs 2 lane Khuzdar-Basima N-30 highway construction work in full swing.Cost-19 Billion,work commenced in Oct 19. 20% physical work completed,will link Khuzdar with N-85 to also serve Gwadar/#cpec Completion-end 2021. #pakistanmakingprogress pic.twitter.com/nfQ9UgOytk
— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) August 8, 2020
According to the SAPM, 20pc physical work on the project has already been completed, adding that the highway would link Khuzdar with N-85 and further to Gwadar.
The project would be completed by the end of 2021.
