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Chairman BoD NTDC Engr. Naveed Ismail appreciates NTDC management for setting up the Center,
MIRPUR (AJK), (Parliament Times) : Chairman Board of Directors of the State-run National Transmission Dispatch Company Naveed Ismail Tuesday appreciated the NTDC management for setting up a state-of-the art training center at the TSG training center in Lahore.
“This would be a significant step towards advancing the skills and knowledge of the company’s workforce”, he said while addressing a meeting during his visit of TSG center Lahore”, media wing of the NTDC later told the news Agency, Tuesday evening.
Engr. Ismail continued that the increasing demand for electricity requires the cooperation of skilled and well-informed professionals who can keep up with emerging technologies in the power sector, and for this reason, the training center needs to be aligned with international standards and make it an advanced institute of excellence.
He told the gathering that he will always support an enhancement in budget for training & development and the BoD has already advised to at least double the T&D budget. He also emphasized on the recognition of NTDC in the sports arena and advised that NTDC should establish its own identity / setup for sports related activities.
While addressing the ceremony, Managing Director NTDC, Engr. Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan, highlighted the efforts that have been made over the years to establish a state-of-the- art TSG Training Center. He briefed the Chairman on the progress made over the last two years and pledged continued efforts towards the achievement of the vision of Chairman BoD NTDC.
Chairman BOD, earlier on this occasion, also laid the foundation stone of a mosque in the TSG Training center and visited the Model Grid, Operation Training Simulator Room, Protection Relay Room and Simulator classroom.
He also witnessed the demonstration of a live line washing activity on an energized transmission line. DMD (P&D) NTDC, Company Secretary, GMs, Chief Engineers, Managers, CFO and senior officers of NTDC were also present on this occasion.