Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)’s decisive and effective leadership is enabling major energy projects that are reshaping Pakistan’s industrial landscape, officials said.
The National Grid Company of Pakistan (NGC) has successfully commissioned the 220-kilovolt Qaid-e-Azam Business Park Grid Station in Sheikhupura, marking a major milestone for industrial power supply in the region.
Sources said the newly operational grid station is strategically important for meeting the growing electricity demands of large industrial consumers located in the Sheikhupura Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
Completed at a cost exceeding Rs4 billion, the project is expected to provide uninterrupted electricity to industrial units, thereby supporting economic activity and improving industrial productivity.
Officials said this is Pakistan’s first grid station commissioned exclusively to serve a Special Economic Zone. The dedicated infrastructure is aimed at strengthening system stability, improving voltage regulation, and ensuring efficient handling of heavy industrial loads.
NGC Managing Director Engineer Altaf Hussain Malik said that modern power infrastructure for Special Economic Zones plays a critical role in attracting investment and generating employment opportunities.
Meanwhile, the activation of the 500-kilovolt Lahore North Grid Station in December further strengthened Punjab’s high-voltage transmission network.
