KARACHI: K-Electric on Thursday initiated construction of Port Qasim Grid Station and transmission lines with an estimated investment of $71 million.

The ground breaking of 220KV Port Qasim Grid Station spread over an area of 11 acres was performed by KE Chief Generation and Transmission Officer Dale Sinkler, a press release said.

The grid station is expected to commence commercial operations by the first quarter of 2019 and is a part of $450 million project TP-1000 (Transmission Enhancement Plan).

Mr Sinkler said the grid station is the heart of TP-1000.

It would help enhance the capacity and stability of KE`s transmission network by exclusively dispatching 1,150MW of electricity, further enhancing reliability of power supply across our networl(, the statement added.-Staff Reporter