After the substation comes into operation, the infrastructure capable of supplying an additional 500 megawatts of electricity will be prepared in Kathmandu Valley
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6 substations are under construction to ensure sufficient, reliable, quality and safe electricity supply within Kathmandu Valley are Nepal Electricity Authority is constructing 6 substations of 132/11 kV at various locations in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur to improve the electricity transmission and distribution system within the valley. Out of this, Teku substation in Kathmandu has been put into operation, according to the authority.
Futung and Moolpani substations are in final stages. Final phase works are being done to bring both the substations into operation within two months. The authority says that the construction of Changunarayan substation in Bhaktapur has been completed. All that remains is to bring the substation into operation (charge). Chobhar substation is being constructed in June and Thimi substation in Bhaktapur will be operational within 8 months.
Each substation has a capacity of 90/90 MVA. After the construction of the substation is completed and put into operation, the infrastructure capable of supplying an additional 500 megawatts of electricity will be ready in Kathmandu Valley. At present, the electricity demand of Kathmandu Valley is around 500 MW.
In order to address the potential demand for electricity that may increase in the future, the authority has set a deadline of 2050 and has advanced the process of construction of transmission and distribution infrastructure in major areas of Kathmandu Valley in a phased manner. By the year 2050, the highest demand for electricity in Kathmandu Valley is projected to reach 3,100 megawatts, and the authority has advanced the construction process of 20 new substations of 220, 132, 33 and 11 kV levels.
The land has been acquired for the construction of the substation. 220 KV transmission structure to surround the outer perimeter of Kathmandu Valley, survey and preparatory work has been completed to build a 220 KV ring.
Lapsiphedi substation of 400/220, 220/132 and 132/11 KV levels is under construction for the supply of electricity to the Kathmandu valley for the hydropower projects built in the Tamakoshi and Sunkoshi river catchment areas. In order to make the power supply of Kathmandu Valley reliable, quality and modern, projects such as construction of new substation, automation of existing substations, undergrounding of electrical wires, addition and strengthening of new feeders and transformers are underway.
After monitoring the under-construction substation, Kulman Ghising, Executive Director of the Authority requested that the construction be completed as soon as possible to meet the increasing electricity demand of Kathmandu Valley and to make the supply reliable and quality. He said that after all the under-construction substations come into operation, the management of electricity demand and supply in Kathmandu will be much easier and the electricity supply will be more reliable and quality.
The construction of 132/11 KV substation at Mulpani in Kageshwari Manohara Municipality is in the final stage for the improvement of power supply in the south-eastern region of Kathmandu. The authority said that the Chapli-Bhaktapur 132 KV transmission line will be connected to the Mulpani substation and the electricity will be supplied. From this substation, 8 feeders of 11 KV have been taken out for power supply in Jadibutti, Pepsicola, Kandaghari, Gothatar, Moolpani, Jorpati, Sanghu, Thimi and other areas. Work is underway to bring the substation into operation by March.
The construction of a new 132/11 KV substation in Futung is in the final stages. Balaju-Chapli 132 KV double circuit transmission line will be 'tapping' at Futung substation to supply electricity to that area. The authority has said that work is underway to bring the substation into operation within two months. After the operation of the substation, the power supply of Balaju, Nepaltar, Goldhunga and other areas will be further improved.
Under the Thankot-Chapagaon-Bhaktapur 132 KV transmission line, which is considered important for improving the electricity supply of Kathmandu Valley, a 132/11 KV substation has been constructed at Chobhar in Kathmandu after the construction was interrupted in Khokna, Bungmati, Harisidhi and Lamatar areas of Lalitpur. Power supply will be given to the said substation from Matatirtha substation. The work is being done with the aim of putting the substation into operation within the coming June.
A 132 KV underground line will be constructed from Chobhar substation and taken to Lagankhel substation in Lalitpur. Lagankhel substation is being strengthened and made 132 KV. Then in the coming days, the line will be taken underground from there to Chapagaon and Harisiddhi. The improvement of power transmission and distribution system has been advanced with the investment of Nepal government and authority, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and concessional loans from the World Bank.
