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Arslan stands on guard for electricity in every Pakistani home
March 01, 2022
Islamabad, March 1 (INP): Mir Arslan Ali was once just an ordinary college student, but he became the Secondary Maintenance Engineer at Matiari Converter Station, Pakistan's first HVDC project.
According to a Gwadar Pro's report, now, he works every day at the converters station, standing guard for electricity to millions of Pakistani homes.
Mir Arslan Ali, said he never thought he would work on such a significant project and contribute to electricity in every Pakistani home before he entered the converter station.
As a secondary maintenance engineer, Arslan’s routine work includes inspection of all the measurement, control and protection equipment at the converter station to make sure that all the equipment remains stable and there is no abnormality.
Now, he can do it well and expertly. This is due to the fact that he studied very hard at the beginning and kept asking questions from Chinese technicians. “Being a part of this project, working along with my Chinese colleagues, and contributing to the betterment of my country’s transmission network is a very proud feeling for me.
The most rewarding thing is the very positive and encouraging behavior of our Chinese seniors and colleagues working at the Matiari Converter Station which enabled me to learn and solve the problems,” Arslan said, “They have been encouraging and supportive during the training period.
In particular, he mentioned chief of secondary maintenance department, Mr. Sun Qinpei and his Mentor, Mr. Liu Tong. They have been very cooperative and have taught him various technical skills.
Sun and Liu also speak highly of Arslan. They said he has both Pakistani perseverance and Chinese modesty. “During breaks we could always find him alone thinking about technical problems.
Maintaining such a large converter station also presents him with some tricky challenges. “When there is any fault that hinders the normal working of the converter station, resolving that fault as soon as possible is a major responsibility and a very challenging task that we maintenance engineers have to face,” Arslan said, “We must quickly and accurately troubleshoot and repair faults to ensure that electricity is not affected in homes and industries across the country. Indeed, we are in a race against time.”
Listening to the roar of the machines and checking each piece of equipment carefully every day, Arslan never slackens in the face of monotonous work because he filled his post with conviction. “Nobody can forget that the once old power grid has collapsed several times, resulting in power cuts that have left Pakistani households in the dark for many hours.
The Matiari to Lahore ±660KV HVDC Project improves this situation by providing us with a more stable power transmission system. When I think of my daily commitment to ensuring electricity for every Pakistani home, I dare not and cannot afford to slack off,” he said.
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