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Matiari–Lahore ±660 kV HVDC Transmission Line Project
railway
Cities
Thar desert
Pakistan
Lahore
Pakistan
Distance
878km
new
878kmrehabilitated
– kmexisting
– kmCost
$1.7b
$1,658,000,000
Phases
operational, 2021
Objective
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
$1326000000 loan
China Development Bank
Development bank
$332000000 investment
State Grid International Engineering Ltd.
Company
Operators
China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co. Ltd.
Company
Contractors
China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co. Ltd.
Company