The 400 kV transmission lines from Hetauda-Dhalke, Dhalke-Duhabi and Hetauda-Butwal are targeted to complete within three years. While the Butwal-Lamki, Lamki-Mahendranagar and Duhabi-Anarmani lines will be complete by 2019.
On completion of these transmission lines more investments in hydropower sector can be expected from the private sector.
The government has also assigned NPR1.11 billion for construction of Koshi Corridor (Basantapur-Kusaha), Khimti-Kathmandu, and Kali Gandaki (Parbat-Butwal-Bardaghat). A total of 295 km transmission corridor would be completed in next five years.
Nepal, while announcing national energy crisis in November 2008, had included programmes to construct three transmission lines of 220 kV from Bardaghat to Bharatpur, Marsyangdi to Kathmandu, and Bharatpur to Hetauda. The decision also includes constructing five transmission corridors of 132 kV in Kali Gandaki, Kareli, Singati, Sunkoshi and Dhankuta.
The construction of transmission lines and transmission corridors is one of the three programmes added to the 35 programmes introduced to address the current state of energy crisis and manage soaring demands under ‘National Energy Crisis Working-Plan’, Ministry of Water Resources Spokesperson Anup Kumar Upadhyay said.
