Punjab to Launch its Own Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company

Following the nationwide power outage over the weekend, the government of the Punjab has decided to launch the Punjab Transmission and Distribution Company that will install its own electricity wires and transmission grids.

The provincial Minister for Energy, Dr. Akhtar Malik, said that the federal cabinet has been sent the summary regarding the launch of the transmission company.


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“The construction of such power plants will prevent the entire country from going into darkness,” he said.

The minister said that RLNG is very expensive and the focus will not be on LPG, adding that “Punjab will approach other provinces for gas”.

The supply of over 10,000 megawatts of electricity across Pakistan had been suspended as the frequency at the Guddu Power Plant dropped from 50 to zero within a second.


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While the Federal Minister for Power, Omar Ayub, has stated that the reason behind the blackout is still unknown, the National Transmission and Dispatch Company has blamed human error for the fault that plunged the country into darkness on Saturday night that continued into the early hours of Sunday morning.


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