In October 2022, the Asian Development Bank received the project financing request from the government of Pakistan to finance the enhancement of the NTDC transmission grid through a loan totaling $189 million from ADB's Ordinary Capital Resources. The project is  financing the construction of high-voltage transmission infrastructure and procurement of materials required for asset management and reduction of transmission system constraints.   Tranche 4 will support NTDC in meeting growing electricity demand efficiently and reliably at the load centers of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces through the construction of the transmission network and augmentation of the existing substations.  Two tender notices have been published  on NTDC and ADB website  for the Procurement of 500kV, 220kV and 132kV  Substation Equipment for NTDC Substations (the Goods).    As well as for the   “Procurement of Plant - Design,   Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 220kV Double  Circuit Transmission Line for Looping In/Out one Circuit of Mirpur Khas – T.M   Khan Road Transmission Line at Hala Road 220kV Grid Station (Approx. 20km).”       the  deadlines for submission of bids are respectively   5 and 8 of may 2024 2024.    https://www.adb.org/projects/48078-006/main (ICE ISLAMABAD)

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