K-Electric Limited Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of 220 kV UG Transmission Line from Lalazar to Mauripur Grid Station & 132 kV UG Transmission line from Queens Road to Old Town Grid Station Final Report November, 2015 global environmental management services 2nd Floor, Aiwan-e-Sanat, ST-4/2, Sector 23, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi Ph: (92-21) 35113804-5; Fax: (92-21) 35113806; Email:
[email protected] Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for K-Electric Karachi, Sindh EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report discusses the Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the proposed linked projects for electricity power supply infrastructure. The project is distributed in two components which includes replacement of underground transmission lines. The first component comprises of replacement of existing 220 kV Underground cables initiating from Lalazar Grid Station located in KPT Lalazar area to ICI Bridge PLDP tower located in West Wharf area. The total route length of the line will be 4 kms. The second component comprises of replacement of existing 132 kV Underground cables initiating from Queens Road Grid Station located in Lalazar KPT area adjacent to Lalazar Grid Station to Old Town Grid Station located in Kharadar area. The total length of the line will be 4 kms. The project is expected to fulfill the electricity requirements of the city by improving K-Electric’s existing transmission network. NEED OF THE PROJECT Since the installation of these transmission networks date back to more than 20 years, the durability and life of hardware of these lines is affected resulting in reduction of electricity supply. The 220 kV Underground cables initiating from Lalazar Grid Station to ICI Bridge PLDP is identified as faulty and needs immediate replacement to avoid unnecessary power supply interruption.