INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, AUGUST 22Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the incumbent
government is on the path of creating self-sufficient economy from power generation.
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Bharatpur-Bardghat 220 kV transmission line completed
Inaugurating Bharatpur 220/132 kV substation and Hetauda-Bharatpur-Bardaghat 220 kV double circuit transmission line today, Prime
Minister Dahal clarified that the government had encouraged private investors in power generation.He mentioned that priority had been given
to power trade by expanding trans-country transmission line
"The agreement signed with the Indian government for power purchase during my recent India visit has proved a positive step."
Stating that the door has now opened for power trade with Bangladesh, the prime minister said discussion would be held regarding
possibilities of power trade during his upcoming China visit.He further clarified that the government had laid emphasis on uplifting the
living standard of the people by consuming electricity as much as possible in the country.PM Dahal pointed out the need to adopt production,
transmission and distribution policy in development of power sector, adding power production has increased in the country.Bharatpur 220/132
kV substation was constructed with the investment of government of Nepal and concessional loan of European Investment Bank while the
Hetauda-Bharatpur-Bardaghat 220 kV transmission line was constructed with the investment of Government of Nepal and concessional loan of the
World Bank.The contract for the substation construction project was signed in 2020 and it was completed last month
The total cost of the substation project amounted to Rs 1.52 billion.The 220 kV transmission line, spanning approximately 147 kilometres,
stretches from Hetauda in Makawanpur to Bardaghat in Nawalparasi (East of Susta)
The overall cost of the project is Rs 7.94 billion
The project was implemented by dividing it into two sections: Hetauda-Bharatpur and Bharatpur-Bardghat.One of the circuits within the
double-circuit transmission line that extends from the old Hetauda substation at Chaukitole in Hetauda sub-metropolis, Makwanpur, to the new
Bharatpur substation in Chitwan, has been charged at 132 kV
Initially, it has been operated in a partial capacity.A version of this article appears in the print on August 23, 2023, of The Himalayan
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