Village in Makwanpur still without full electricity access
The power expansion plan in the remote Raksirang village municipality of Makwanpur is incomplete. The work started here four years ago has not been completed yet.
Kulekhani Hydropower Project will now operate only during critical times since the water level has diminished in the Kulekhani Reservoir, the only reservoir-based project in the country located at Indrasarovar of Makwanpur district. The water level in Indrasarovar is 1,485.01 metres above sea level and it can collect water up to a height of 1,530 metres above sea level. According to Kulekhani I Hydropower Centre head Tara Dutta Bhatta, the water level of Indrosarovar was measured at 1,484.95 metres above sea level on Monday. He informed that earlier the water level had decreased in 2001. Since, the water level has decreased at present, electricity will be generated only during emergencies, he added.
The construction of 400 kV Hetauda substation in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City of Makwanpur-11, Thanabharyang has been completed. Nepal's third largest 400 kV Hetauda substation, based on gas insulated switchgear (GIS) technology, has been completed and brought into operation from Friday, according to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The substation has been constructed for strengthening and expansion of electricity transmission and distribution system within the country.
KATHMANDU: A 400 kV substation, one of Nepal’s largest, has been completed in Thana Bharyang, Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-11, Makwanpur. The substation aims to strengthen and expand the country’s electricity transmission and distribution network. The substation, built on Gas Insulated System (GIS) technology, is the third largest in Nepal and was charged and put into operation […]
Construction of the substation in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City of Makwanpur-11, Thanabhayang has reached the final stage. To strengthen the electricity transmission and distribution system within the country, the 400/220 kV, 220/132 kV and 132/11 kV substations are under construction within the Hetauda substation. With the goal of completing the construction and charging within a month, works of final stage such as connection and testing of the substation equipment are going on, accord
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The land acquisition process has been set into motion in Makwanpur, marking a significant step in the realization of an electricity transmission line initiative led by the Millenium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal). This endeavor falls under the broader framework of the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) grant project sponsored by the United States.
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The land acquisition process has been set into motion in Makwanpur, marking a significant step in the realization of an electricity transmission line initiative led by the Millenium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal). This endeavor falls under the broader framework of the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) grant project sponsored by the United States.
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