LESCO commissions two 132kV grid stations

Business Recorder reported that the Lahore Electric Supply Company has brought two new 132kV grid stations online, located at Ittihad Town and Audit and Accounts. The stations are meant to bolster the transmission setup, take load off older facilities and provide better electricity to thousands of customers. Amir Zia, chairman of the LESCO board, formally opened both facilities alongside chief executive Engr Muhammad Ramzan Butt.

According to the utility, the Ittihad Town station cost Rs588 million to build and currently feeds four 11kV feeders, namely F-1, F-2, F-3 and Azimabad, with another 11 feeders to be shifted later. It is expected to ease the burden on the Punjab University, LDA Avenue-1 and Chung stations, improving stability across the area. The Audit and Accounts station already energises three feeders, NFC-I, TIP and Defence Road-II, while work continues on feeders serving Hakeem Town, Khera Distributary and Engineers Town.

The Audit and Accounts facility is set to relieve seven feeders linked to Wapda Town, Township and Valencia grid stations, with around 30,000 consumers expected to gain. Speaking at the event, Amir Zia said the new stations were a key step toward a steadier supply, while Butt added that they would raise transmission capacity, improve voltage and help meet rising demand and new connection requests.