Samundratar-Trishuli 3 B transmission line inaugurated
The Samundratar-Trishuli 3B Hub transmission line and substation was inaugurated on 3 July.
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Nepal, Kathmandu: The Samundratar-Trishuli 3B Hub transmission line and substation was inaugurated on 3 July.
Prime Minister of Nepal K. P. Sharma Oli virtually inaugurated the transmission line and the 132/33 kV Samudratar substation in Nuwakot from his official residence at Baluwatar.
The 26 km transmission line starting from Samundratar in Dupcheshwor Rural Municipality of Nuwakot to the under construction Trishuli 3B Hub substation in Kispang Rural Municipality will be able to transmit up to 270 MW of electricity. Ten hydropower projects of 60 MW are under construction at different stages with private investment in Tadi River and its tributaries to be connected to this line.
Out of the 26 km transmission line, the three kilometres section is multi-circuit. Out of that, two circuit lines will be used by the 37 MW Upper Trishuli-3B project under construction under the joint promotion of Nepal Electricity Authority and Nepal Telecom under the People’s Hydropower Program.
The Samundratar substation has 2 3 MVA transformers of 132/33 kV and 2 8 MVA transformers of 33/11 kV. Five bays on the 132 kV side and 4 bay devices on the 33 kV side have been connected and commissioned. All equipment will be controlled by a modern substation automation system.
The total cost of the transmission line and substation constructed with the investment of the Government of Nepal and concessional loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) is $20.8 M (Rs 1.55 B).
A contract agreement was signed with ETERN CCCE FEPEC Joint Venture, China on 28 November 2020 for the construction of the transmission line under NEA Project Management Directorate.
Source: My Republica