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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power, Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan Monday inaugurated 220 kV grid station Lalian and 500 kV grid station Faisalabad West in districts Chiniot and Faisalabad respectively. Both projects will strengthen the transmission network and improve power situation in Faisalabad and Sargodha regions, said a press release. Addressing the inauguration ceremonies, Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan said that reliability of power transmission network was equally important to provide uninterrupted power supply to the consumers with improved voltage profile. The present government is fully cognizant of the difficulties of consumers and their issues, like low voltage and forced load shedding, which are being resolved through addition of grid stations and transmission lines. He said that 500 kV grid station Faisalabad West and 220 kV grid station Lalian had been completed with the cost of Rs 16.9 billion and Rs 4 billion respectively. The projects will help to evacuate power from two LNG power projects with cumulative capacity of 2400 MW. DNA
