The operations start date in the PPP contract was agreed as 16 October 2011. However, due to the delays faced in the construction phase, complete operations did not begin until 8 November 2013. Since the start of the commercial operation of the lines, no technical issues have been faced, and the project is considered to be a success by the Procuring Authority.

Since the start of the operations phase, the Project Company has been receiving payments as per the PPP contract. Additional to base transmission payments, the Project Company is allowed to generate revenue from other sources by providing transmission related services to other parties, on the condition that the profits are shared with the grid users. The grid users are all producers and consumers connected to the national grid; the producers being power plants with a capacity of over 30 MW, and the consumers being distribution companies and customers with loads of 5 MW or more.

Transmission related services include allowing other parties to benefit from the optical ground wire cables and providing operation and maintenance services to third parties. The details of the available third party service revenue and the revenue sharing arrangements with respect to that third party service revenue is further explained below in the payment mechanism.