Nepal starts importing electricity

Nepal has started importing 35 megawatts of electricity from India through the Duhabi-Kataiya transmission line from Wednesday.

The floods in Koshi river last year line had disrupted the line. Before the line was destroyed, Nepal had been importing 60 MW from India.

According to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the import of power will not contribute to minimize the hours of load-shedding as the production capacity of Kulekhani Hydropower Project is at its lowest due to receding water level.

It is also reported that the project will stop generating power if the water level dips below 1485 m. The project is predicted to face a debacle in case the dry spell continues for two more weeks.

The 92 MW Kulekhani project has been producing 46 MW daily after one of the units at 60 MW Kulekhani-I broke down five months ago. nepalnews.com Feb 26 09

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