Nepal

The construction of the 132kV Sunwal Substation has neared the final phase. Works started with a target of bringing it into operation in a month.

The equipment fixing works are currently on. Once complete, the substation is expected to enhance the power distribution in Nawalparasi district, especially in the Bardghat Susta West area.

A high-level team comprising Nepal Electricity Authority Executive Director Kulman Ghising, Distribution and Costumer Services Directorate Deputy Managing Director Manoj Silwal and Lumbini Province Office Director Nawaraj Ojha recently made a field visit to the construction site to take the progress reports.

The team urged the bodies concerned to ensure its operation within a month.

The NEA hopes once the Sunwal Substation comes into operation, the power issues in Parasi will be addressed. It is expected to be a reliable source of power supplies to big industries, including cement and steel, in the Parasi area.

Two 220 and 132 kV substations have been constructed at Sunwal Municipality-13 in Nawalparasi. Construction of a 400 kV transmission line expanding to Gorakhpur in India will take place in Butwal with grants from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation. Construction of a new 220 kV transmission line expanding 21 km is underway.

A delay in the land acquisition process and the approval to fell trees for the project has hampered the progress, said Ghising.

The construction of a 132 kV double circuit transmission line and a substation expanding from Yogikuti in Butwal up to Mainhiyahas, has ensured an unhindered supply of electricity in Bhairahawa in Rupandehi, said Silwal. - RSS