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Signing of MoU to provide electricity to new Gwadar International Airport
By Staff Reporter
Oct 11, 2023
Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) and Quetta Electric Supply Company (CASCO) for supply of electricity to New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) through national grid has been Signed.
Under the MoU, around 12 MW of electricity will be supplied to the New Gwadar International Airport till October 17, which will meet the 24-hour power requirements without any interruption. The MoU states that commercial tariffs will be charged on the basis of electricity consumption.
On the special directive of the Ministry of Planning, Quetta Electric Supply Company, which handles the electricity supply across Balochistan, has approved to supply 12 MW of electricity to NGIA.
The testing and commissioning work has been completed, all the necessary equipment like poles, transmission lines and electrical circuits have been connected to the installed power system.
12 MW power will be available to NGIA 24 hours a day through three transmission lines to ensure uninterrupted power supply. This means that if one line fails, the other will automatically connect and if it goes down, the third will act as a backup, he added.
A supply is coming from the 286 km long, 132 kV dual circuit line via Nal-Basima-Nag-Panjgur. Another route is from Mand-Pushin-Turbat line to Gwadar grid station. The third is from Gabad-Ramden line to Jeoni-Gwadar grid station.
After the electrification process is completed, NGIA is expected to start welcoming domestic and international flights, ushering in a new era of modern aviation connecting Gwadar to the world.
The main components of the Chinese-funded NGIA including runways, taxiways and aprons, were unveiled on July 27, marking the 10-year anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The new airport is located 26 km northeast of Gwadar city on the coast of the Arabian Sea. The NGIA project was initiated in 2014 as a high priority project under CPEC.
It was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council in January 2015.