LAHORE::National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) has secured Rs 6400 million Financing Facility

from Consortium of Banks (Habib Bank Limited, National Bank of Pakistan & Bank Islami Pakistan Limited).

The financing facility will be utilized for the construction of 220 /132 kV substation and 35 km long allied Transmission Lines to evacuate 1224 MW clean renewable energy generated by wind power plants

located at Jhimpir Wind Corridor.

Managing Director NTDC Engr. Muhammad Ayub singed the contract of financing facility with Asad Altaf GM Corporate Banking Head (Central) HBL, Zia-ud-Din Tahir Unit Head NBP (Corporate) and Amir Ashraf Head Corporate (Central) BankIslami during a signing ceremony held here at WAPDA House on Tuesday.

On this occasion, Managing Director NTDC said that for the first time NTDC has explored the option of

raising a financial facility at its own resources (balance sheet) without GOP guarantee. Whereas, previously,

it had relied on GoP guaranteed loans from the local market. This financing facility would be a precursor

for more funding for upcoming NTDC projects.

He furthered said that PC-1 cost of the Jhimpir-II project is Rs 10.753 billion and the funding required was

Rs 6.40 billion. The project will have sufficient capacity to transmit more power in future. To meet the future developments in Gharo-Jhimpir wind corridor, the 220 kV grid station will be upgraded to 500 kV capacity

in coming years.

Deputy Managing Director NTDC Safdar Ali, Chief Financial Officer NTDC Wasim Saadat and other senior

officials from NTDC and the respective banks were also present.