*BEIJING: *China has expedited its initial work on the Matiari-Lahorehigh-voltage direct transmission line project valued at $1.7 billion.

To kick off the project, a Chinese company has shipped power equipment toPakistan for the country’s first transmission project under theChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework.

Fushun Electric Porcelain Manufacturing Company (FEPMC) shipped 30 tonnesof direct current (DC) and 660 kilovolts of Zinc Oxide Lightning Cooler toPakistan for its grid project.

Wang Youxue, member of the Party Work Committee of the Shen Fu New Districtof China’s Liaoning province told Chinese daily that the Fushun ElectricPorcelain Manufacturing Company participated in the project as it was oneof the key cooperation projects of the Belt and Road Initiative.