Construction of East Chitwan 132 KV substation completed

Published On: July 27, 2020 11:20 AM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, July 27: The construction of the East Chitwan 132/33/11 KV substation for the supply of electricity to the area through the Hetauda-Bharatpur transmission line has been completed. The construction of the East Chitwan 132/33/11 KV substation was initiated to make power supply to Ratnanagar, Khairhani, Rapti and Kalika municipality area reliable.

Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kulman Ghising informed Republica that the electricity flowing through the 132 KV transmission line from Hetauda in Makwanpur district to Bharatpur of Chitwan has been Line In Line Out (LILO) to and from the East Chitwan substation and has been successfully charged. “One of the two 132/33 kV, 30 MVA power transformers where the substation is placed, has been charged at no load, now it will be charged by loding,” said Ghising. “A 33/11 kV, 16.6 MVA power transformer was charged on Sunday to supply electricity to the local consumers. We are working with the aim of operating the substation automatic system and distributing electricity from the 11 kV feeder within a week.” Currently, electricity to the eastern region of Chitwan is being supplied from 132 kV substation through a 21 kilometr 33 kV line and 33/11 kV Chainpur substation. There used to be problems like line breakage, tripping, low voltage and technical leakage of electricity due to the lack of long line and capacity. The load at Bharatpur substation is expected to be reduced after the electricity is supplied from the East Chitwan substation.

The project was constructed with an estimated investment of US dollar 5.4 million from the government at Rapti Municipality-6, Hardi. The construction started from the fiscal year 2015/16 and the project was expected to come into operation by mid-April but the impact of COVID-19 delayed the project completion date. A 10 kilometer 33 kV double circuit transmission line and an 11 kV distribution line have also been constructed from Hardi to Parsa substation for local power supply.