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February 10, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In the latest development, Chinese company Pak Matiari- Lahore Transmission Company (PMLTC), which completed ±660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Project with investment of $2.2 billion in two years time, has threatened to move the international arbitration court against the government-owned company National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC) for creating hurdles in the commissioning of the project.
The Chinese company has asked the board of directors of NTDC to hold a meeting and give it an opportunity for briefing on the causes of oscillation that happened on December 2, 2020 during the commissioning of the system. The project is the major flagship project of CPEC scheduled to achieve commercial operations date (COD) on 1st of March 2021. However, due to the deadlock, the commercial operation date of the project is in jeopardy.
Failure of load safeguard system led to Pakistan power outage, say experts
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A massive power outage was reported late Saturday night from several cities across Pakistan. Photo: AFP
Improper maintenance of transmission lines, load safeguard system failure responsible for major power outage, say technical experts
NTDC constitutes panel to investigate what happened
Technical experts explain importance of having spinning reserves as an alternative
ISLAMABAD: The countrywide power outage in Pakistan Saturday night was because of improper maintenance of transmission lines (TLs) and a failure of the safeguard system against load at the Guddu power station.
It became worse because there were no spinning reserves, top officials from the power sector were quoted as saying by
Haan ye karlo pehle : Pakistan power blackout triggers meme fest
Twitter memes on Pakistan power blackout: As Pakistani authorities try to ascertain the exact cause behind this blackout and bring the situation back to normal, Twitter users decided to have some fun
BusinessToday.In | January 10, 2021 | Updated 12:35 IST
Blackout in Pakistan: The power blackout was reported across cities like Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan, Lahore and others shortly before midnight
Pakistan blackout news: Several Pakistani cities plunged into darkness on Saturday due to a fault in the power distribution system. The power blackout was reported across cities like Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan, Lahore and others shortly before midnight.