Electricity Transmission Expansion and Supply Improvement Project
The project aims to improve the reliability of energy supply in Nepal and strengthen the transmission infrastructure needed to promote Nepal's capacity for cross-border energy trade. It will provide support in three critical areas in the electricity supply industry, which has experienced severe underinvestment.
| PROJECT DETAILS | ||
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Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
23 Mar 2012 Loan/Grant Nepal Energy Ongoing $128.03 million | |
| KEY OUTPUTS |
188 km of second circuit 132 kV transmission line between Kohalpur and Mahendranagar 220 kV/400 kV Tamakoshi-Kathmandu transmission line and related facilities constructed Chapali grid substation expanded by 7 x 15 megavolt-amperes capacity 50 km of 400-volt lines for distribution systems in 11 towns rehabilitated |
| FINANCING |
$75 million (Asian Development Bank) $25 million (Government of Norway) $28.03 million (Government of Nepal) |
Contact the SASEC Secretariat at:
sasec@adb.org