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wiredInUSA - May 2014 41 ASIA / AFRICA NEWS
A new 747MW combined cycle power
plant in Guddu is adding power to the
national grid, ahead of schedule. The
prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, inaugurated
the plant in late April, originally scheduled
to commence power generation in April
next year.
Sources suggest that the Central Power
Generation Company (CPGC) played
an active role in the installation and early
initiation of the new plant, in anticipation of
growing power demand.
The 747MW plant, sited within the premises
of theexistingGuddupower plant complex,
consists of two gas turbines of 243MW,
two heat recovery steam generators, one
steam turbine of 261MW and associated
equipment. No additional gas will be
required for the new plant and the existing
supply will be used for power production.
Pakistan adds 747MW to
grid venture
Huawei Marine has partnered with Telkom
Indonesia to upgrade the PT Telkom
3rd Route submarine cable system with
100Gbps technology. The solution was
implemented over existing 380km and
360km segments.
The application of the advanced OptiX
BWS 1600S 100G platform will provide
a resilient, high capacity upgrade
that operates seamlessly with Telkom
Indonesia’s terrestrial network. Together
with the Telkom Dumai Dangas submarine
cable, a meshed architecture has been
created to provide vital restoration and
ring protection. In the event of a terrestrial
or submarine cable failure, services can
be restored and transported within this
ring architecture.
The PT Telkom 3rd Route submarine cable
is one of three existing cable systems that
providing significant capacity for growth
in this expanding region.
Huawei Marine has been developing its
100G technology since 2011, and has
successfully completed 100G field trials
on trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific cable
systems to improve undersea transmission
technology for both upgrades and new
builds.
Third Route,
first rate!