Chinese firm wins $11.7 million contract to upgrade four Sepco grid stations

Profit by Pakistan Today reported that the Chinese company Jiangsu Ankura Intelligent Electric has won an $11.728 million contract to upgrade four grid stations of the Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco) from 66kV to 132kV. The work falls under a $40 million programme financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The package, numbered SEPCO-EPC-001, covers stations at Radhan, Thari Mir Wah, Nara-II and Padidan.

The total value combines $6.612 million with Rs1.432 billion, and the contract is already being implemented. The advance for the foreign-currency portion has been paid out. Steps such as opening the letter of credit, submitting designs and conducting soil studies are also moving forward.

These upgrades are one piece of a broader Sepco investment plan funded through ADB Loan No 4567-PAK, which seeks to modernise the utility's transmission and distribution network. Other elements include buying 1,200 Advanced Power Management System units, fitting Advanced Metering Infrastructure for 50,000 units and splitting 40 11kV feeders. Consultancy support is attached to the station upgrades, with separate advisory help on metering, power management and feeder schemes.