An impressive, yet a simple, groundbreaking ceremony of DHA’s grid stations was held on May 25, 2017, in DHA Lahore Phase-8. Administrator DHA Lahore Brig Zafar Yaseen Babar graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Business Development Head Descon Engineering Bilal Bashir, Chief Strategy Officer Descon Engineering Taimoor Saeed and senior officers of DHA Lahore attended the ceremony.
Lahore Administrator DHA Brig Zafar Yaseen Babar graced the occasion as the chief guest. Business Development Head Descon Engineering Bilal Bashir, Chief Strategy Officer Descon Engineering Taimoor Saeed and senior officers of DHA Lahore attended the ceremony.
The ceremony commenced with the recitation of the Holy Quran followed by a welcome address by the chief engineer DHA.
In his speech, the Administrator DHA Brig Zafar Yasin Babar, said that DHA Lahore has expanded from 34000 kanals to 300 thousand kanals which has increased the demand for the continuous and uninterruptible power supply. DHA has proposed to establish 21 Grid stations including 1 of 220 KV. 7 grid stations, he added will be made after the approval of the high-ups. 6 grid stations are under construction and 2 grid stations are already operational, he said.
He said that the DHA would start the construction of two 132KV grid stations in Commercial Broadway Phase VIII and DHA Town Phase IX with the approval of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) and Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO). These projects, he added, will facilitate the residents of DHA and will provide them with uninterrupted power supply.
These two grid stations have been established on 32 kanals and have been sponsored entirely by the DHA. The estimated cost of CBW grid station Phase VIII is approximately Rs 330million, and DHA Town Phase IX grid station is approximately Rs348 million, respectively. These projects will be completed by March 2018. Well known and reputed national companies approved by Pakistan Engineering Council; Descon Engineering and EnMas Consultants; are engaged as constructors and consultants in these projects, he said.
In his speech, Brig Zafar Yasin Babar also said that the DHA Lahore has inaugurated many projects of international standard.
A large number of dignitaries, DHA residents, real estate developers and dealers, and officials of Descon Engineering and EnMas Consultants attended the ceremony.
