National Grid Company of Pakistan Limited (NGC) is a

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company managed by the

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of Pakistan. On 10 November 2024, Federal Energy Minister

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said the NTDC was dissolved into three bodies.

History

National Grid Company of Pakistan Limited (formerly National Transmission & Despatch Company) was separated from

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(WAPDA) in 1998 and owns all 220 KV and 500KV grid stations and

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s in Pakistan. Its present headquarters are located at

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. The company operates fourteen 500 KV and forty-three 220 KV grid stations, 5893 km of 500 KV transmission lines, and 10963 km of 220 KV transmission lines in Pakistan. In 1985, National Power Control Center (NPCC) was established in

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to control 500kV and 220kV transmission system throughout the country which includes eight Regional Control Centers (RCC). In 2024 the Government of Pakistan announced the splitting of the NPCC from the NTDC, saying it would have its own Board of Directors (BoD). In November 2024, ''Dawn'' and ''The'' ''Express Tribune'' reported that the Federal Cabinet had approved the dissolution of the NTDC into three entities; the Independent System Market Operator (ISMO), the National Grid Company of Pakistan (NGCP), and the Energy Infrastructure and Development Management Company (EIDMC). ''

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'' reported other proposals that the NTDC would be bifurcated into the National Grid Company Projects (NGC-Projects) and National Grid Company Assets (NGC-Assets). The article also noted that another proposal called for the dissolution of the NTDC into the ISMO, Power Transmission Infrastructure Development Company (PTIDC), and National Transmission Maintenance Company (NTMC). Federal Minister of Energy, Awais Leghari said the process would take three months.

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