The National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) has promised to provide uninterrupted power throughout the country during the holy month of Ramadan.
According to MD’s Plans
According to the Managing Director’s directive, Engr. Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan, the government-backed power transmission company is implementing a comprehensive maintenance programme for the NTDC transmission lines and grid stations to ensure uninterrupted power supply throughout the country.
NTDC Performance
As part of the maintenance programme, NTDC teams perform a variety of tasks such as washing, cleaning, and replacing Disc Insulators. This was revealed by a company spokesperson.
NTDC Spokesperson
The spokesperson added that these tasks would improve the dependability of transmission lines and grid stations, ensuring uninterrupted power supply during Ramadan.
As part of this programme, shutdowns were planned for 500kV and 220kV transmission line circuits in the southern region.
Power supply during Ramadan
During these shutdowns, insulators were cleaned and washed, nuts and bolts on line hardware were tightened, and disc insulators were replaced with RTV-coated disc insulators on the red, yellow and blue phases.
According to the spokesperson, 73,493 disc insulators were washed/cleaned at 459 locations, 9,804 disc insulators were replaced at 55 locations
More than 688 braces and 570 nuts and bolts were installed, and two damaged disc insulator strings (132kV C.B E5Q1 and E7Q1 C.B Yellow Phase) as well as two healthy EMCO-Make disc insulator strings of 132kV C.B E7Q1 (total four strings) were replaced at 220kV Grid Station Jhampir-1.
He also stated that the General Manager (Asset Management-South) is in charge of the maintenance programme.
The spokesperson also emphasised the NTDC Managing Director’s appreciation for the performance of the relevant gearbox line (maintenance) divisions, urging them to follow the maintenance schedule.
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