Kathmandu: The monsoon-induced disasters caused a heavy damage to different hydropower projects and transmission lines.
Spokesperson of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Chandan Kumar Ghosh said that the monsoon-induced disasters caused damage to the headwork and powerhouses of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project of 456 megawatts, Mandu Hydropower Project, Hewakhola Hydropower Project and others too.
Likewise, the physical infrastructure and equipment of under-construction Upper Trishuli-II witnessed damages.
Spokesperson of NEA Ghosh shared that five workers of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project went missing after the flooding there.
Likewise, the Khimti-Lamosanghu Transmission Line witnessed damages as a tower (number 7) of the transmission line was swept away by the flood.
With the disruption of the transmission line, the power supply to the Kathmandu Valley through the grid is obstructed.
Similarly, Damak-Godak transmission line is disrupted.
Furthermore, the transmission lines along the Sol
u corridor and Koshi corridor also witnessed damage.
As the power projects in the country suffered severe damages, the NEA has imported 300 megawatts of power from India to meet the domestic consumption.
The officials working in the powerhouses have been shifted to safe zones as most of the hydropower projects reported floods in the rivers.
The NEA shared that the hydel projects in the country are generating just 1,300 megawatts of power at present as most of the projects suffered from landslides and flooding.
Source: National News Agency RSS
