Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line construction Completed

KATHMANDU: The construction of the Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line has been completed. This power transmission line is considered significant for supplying power generated from under-construction hydropower projects along the Trishuli River and its tributaries to the national grid.

The 28-kilometre transmission line stretches from the Chilime Hub Sub-Station in Ama Chhodingbo Rural Municipality, Rasuwa district, to the Trishuli III B Hub Station in Kispang Rural Municipality, Nuwakot district.

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Executive Director Kul Man Ghising shared that the construction of the transmission line was completed after employees and construction entrepreneurs worked even during public holidays of the Dashain and Tihar festivals.

Ghising added that the transmission line infrastructure is ready for the supply of electricity from the 111-megawatt-capacity Rasuwagadhi and 42.5-megawatt Sanjen projects, as well as other under-construction and planned projects in Rasuwa. The Rasuwagadhi and Sanjen hydropower projects are currently in the power production phase.

The estimated cost of the Chilime-Trishuli project is $3.62 billion, including investment from the NEA and a grant from the KfW Development Bank, a German development bank. There is also a concessional loan from the European Investment Bank for the project.

An agreement was signed with a Chinese construction company in October/November 2017 for the construction of the transmission line and substation.

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