The HVDC Matiari-Lahore Transmission Project is an 878 km long transmission line, the first of its kind in Pakistan, designed to carry 4000 MW of electricity from coal-based power generation facilities. Funded under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the project involves advanced bi-pole HVDC technology with converter stations at Matiari and Lahore, and is expected to be operational for 25 years before handing over to Pakistan's National Transmission and Dispatch Company. The project aims to improve the power system by integrating various coal power projects and ensuring stability and operational efficiency in the national grid.

1. HVDC MATIARI -LAHORE
TRANSMISSION PROJECT
MUHAMMAD FAZIL MEMON
PRESENTED TO:
ENGR.ZUHAIB MUKHTIAR

2. SEQUENCEOFPRESENTATION
OVERVIEW
THAR COAL BASED POWER GENERATION POTENTIAL
UPCOMING POWER GENERATION IN SOUTH – PRESENT
SCENARIO
SCOPE OF HVDC MATIARI – LAHORE PROJECT
CONVERTOR STATIONS LOCATIONS
HVDC MATIARI – LAHORE TRANSMISSION LINE
COMPLETOIONS TIME LINE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT
OPERATOR
EMPLOYMENT
ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION

3. OVERVIEW
• The 878 kilometres long HVDC transmission line from Matiari to Lahore is the first of its kind
in Pakistan.
• This HVDC transmission line project is being developed under the framework of China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC) agreement with the main investor being China Electric Power
Equipment & Technology (CET).
• This transmission line will have 4,000 MW capacity at 660 kV voltage. The project is designed to
have bi-pole HVDC technology, three repeater stations, two grounding electrode stations and two
converter stations, one at the each end of the line - Matiari (Interior Sindh) and Lahore.

5. THAR COAL BASED POWER GENERATION
POTENTIAL
NATIONAL POWER SYSTEM EXPANSION PLAN FOR THE PERIOD
2011-2030 ENVISAGES DEVELOPMENT OF THAR COAL FIELD UPTO
40000 MW
YEAR 2011 COAL POWER GENERATION SCENARIO.
500 KV D/C THAR – MATIARI YEAR 2015-16 INSTALLED CAPACITY
1200 MW (THAR), 1200 MW (IMPORTED COAL AT KARACHI)
500 KV AC IN / OUT FROM EXISTING 500 KV HUB-JAMSHORO LINE
YEAR 2017-18 REACH TO 4000 MW
WHAT NEXT OPTIONS FOR EVACUATION OF POWER

6. UPCOMINGPOWERGENERATIONIN
SOUTH– PRESENTSCENARIO
THAR COALFIRED PROJECT 660 MW
BIN QASIM IMPORTED COALPOWER 1320 MW
PLANT
SSRLTHAR COALPOWER PLANT 1320 MW
HUBCO COALFIRED POWER PROJECT 1320 MW
SIDDIQUE SONS COALPOWER PLANT 330 MW
Contd.

7. • + 660 kV HVDC Bipole T/Line from Matiari to Lahore
(about 870 KM).
• HVDC Converter &Switching Control Stations at
Matiari &Lahore
• Transmission capability of Power - 4000 MW
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8. • CONVERTOR STATION MATIARI SITE – NATIONAL
HIGHWAY, ABOUT 8 KM NORTH MATIARI VILLAGE
SIAKHART.
• CONVERTOR STATION LAHORE – PHOOL NAGAR
MORE KHUNDA ROAD 4 KM WEST HEAD BALLOKI
VILLAGEWAIZIR,ABOUT 60 KM TO LAHORE.
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9. - ABOUT 870 KM
- IN SINDH PROVINCE, PASSES THROUGH
DISTRICTS OF MATIARI, SANGHAR, KHAIRPUR,
SUKKUR, GHOTKI (ABOUT 320 KM)
- IN PUNJAB PASSES
YAR
NAGAR,
THROUGH
KHAN,
PAK
DISTRICTS OF
BAHAWALPUR,
PROVINCE,
RAHIM
BAHAWAL
PATTAN, OKARA, KASUR,
(ABOUT 550 KM).
NANKANA

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13. INTERCONNECTION SCHEME ATMATIARI

14. INTERCONNECTION SCHEME ATLAHORE

15. As per Cooperation Agreement Between State Grid China
and NTDC (20.04.2015):
• Feasibility study to be finalized by SGCC/CET upto end
of July, 2015
• Design completed upto December, 2015
• Construction period 24 months after design finalized
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16. • Abdur Razzaq Cheema
Ex-GM GSC/Consultant
Team Leader
• Anjum Aziz
Manager (GSC)
Coordinator
• Tariq Shafi
Manager (EHV-I)
Progress Monitoring
• Muhammad Shabbir
Dy. GM Finance (WPPO)
Commercial Team Leader
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17. OPERATOR
• China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co. Ltd. (CET) is a wholly owned subsidiary
of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). CET is the operation platform and implementer of
SGCC in carrying out international Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) business.
• CET will operate the Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line for 25 years and will transfer it afterwards
to the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), the Pakistani government-owned
power transmission company.
• CET is under discussion to provide further transmission lines to Pakistan, such as one between Port
Qasim and Faisalabad.

18. EMPLOYMENT
• It is planned that during the 1-5th year the main employees in converter stations shall be skilled
Chinese. After a overhaul in the 15th year, there shall be only a few Chinese engineers (estimated 10-
12 persons) for each station to supervise and from the 21st year onwards local employees would
work independently in the converter stations.

19. ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION
• The Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line will transfer mainly electricity generated from coal power
projects such as Engro Thar Coal Power Projectand Port Qasim Power Project.
• The transmission line will have a 25-year operational life and afterwards will be transferred to
the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), the Pakistani government-owned power
transmission company, which owns all existing transmission lines in Pakistan.
• For executing the Matiari-Lahore line, the government has already handed over two chunks of land
for building and installing two convertor stations (one in Matiari for converting alternate current
(AC) to direct current (DC) and another near Lahore for conversion of DC to AC) to the Chinese
company.

20. • Issues of system stability with proposed induction of HVDC
Transmission Scheme.
• Protection &Control
• Telecom / SCADA
• System losses (Permissible / Recommended)
• Standards / controlling specifications adopted internationally
dealing with:
• Availability of System
• Noise level / ROW
• Sending End / Receiving End System Topology
• Central Control Mechanism at NPCC for System Stability
• Lenders’ concern-Insurance of T/Line Section 29