Pakistan’s Minister of Electricity, Hulam Dastir Khan, said recently that the construction of the Pakistan-China Economic

Corridor has promoted the two countries to become in-depth economic cooperation partners.

Dastir Girhan delivered a speech when attending the ceremony of “Matiari-Lahore (Merra) DC Transmission Project

Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and 1,000 Days of Successful

Live Operation of the Project” in Lahore, Punjab Province, Eastern Pakistan Since the corridor was launched 10 years ago,

the friendship between Pakistan and China has continued to deepen, and the two countries have been upgraded to

all-weather strategic cooperative partners. The Murah DC Transmission Project is a witness of the friendship between

Pakistan and China.

Dasteqir Khan said that he visited various energy projects in Pakistan under the corridor and witnessed Pakistan’s severe

power shortage situation 10 years ago to today’s energy projects in various places providing safe and stable power supply

for Pakistan. Pakistan thanks China for promoting Pakistan’s economy develop.

The Murah DC Transmission Project is invested, constructed and operated by the State Grid Corporation of China, and is

the first high-voltage DC transmission project in Pakistan. The project will be officially put into commercial operation in

September 2021. It can transmit more than 30 billion kWh of electricity every year, and can provide stable and high-quality

electricity for about 10 million local households.