Overview
- The Asian Development Bank cleared a $330 million package composed of a $285 million loan from ordinary capital resources plus a $45 million concessional tranche.
- Funding will build a new 500‑kilovolt, roughly 290‑kilometer transmission line and upgrade grid infrastructure serving Islamabad and Faisalabad.
- The investments target long‑standing north–south bottlenecks and are expected to enable transfer of up to 3,200 megawatts of hydropower from northern Pakistan.
- The National Grid Company of Pakistan Limited, formerly NTDC, is the executing agency with support to strengthen institutional capacity, financial management, governance, public outreach, and gender equity.
- ADB links the project to broader sector reforms focused on lower system costs and financial sustainability, noting persistent high costs and circular debt pressures.