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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Website | www |
National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) is a power transmission company managed by the Ministry of Energy of Pakistan. [1] [2] On 10 November 2024, Federal Energy Minister Awais Leghari said the NTDC was dissolved into three bodies. [3]
National Transmission & Despatch Company was separated from Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in 1998 and owns all 220 KV and 500KV grid stations and transmission lines in Pakistan. [4] Its present headquarters are located at WAPDA House, Lahore, Pakistan. [4]
The company operates fourteen 500 KV and forty-three 220 KV grid stations, 5893 km of 500 KV transmission lines, and 10963 km of 220 KV transmission lines in Pakistan. [4]
In 1985, National Power Control Center (NPCC) was established in 1985 in Islamabad to control 500kV and 220kV transmission system throughout the country which includes eight Regional Control Centers (RCC). [5]
In 2024 the Government of Pakistan announced the splitting of the NPCC from the NTDC, saying it would have its own Board of Directors (BoD). [6]
In November 2024, Dawn and TheExpress Tribune reported that the Federal Cabinet had approved the dissolution of the NTDC into three entities; the Independent System Market Operator (ISMO), the National Grid Company of Pakistan (NGCP), and the Energy Infrastructure and Development Management Company (EIDMC). [7] [8] Business Recorder reported other proposals that the NTDC would be bifurcated into the National Grid Company Projects (NGC-Projects) and National Grid Company Assets (NGC-Assets). The article also noted that another proposal called for the dissolution of the NDTC into the ISMO, Power Transmission Infrastructure Development Company (PTIDC), and National Transmission Maintenance Company (NTMC). [9] Federal Minister of Energy, Awais Leghari said the process would take three months. [8]
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