KATHMANDU, July 21: The supply of electricity will be disrupted in some places of Kathmandu and Lalitpur on Saturday.
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has announced a scheduled power outage in certain areas of Kathmandu and Lalitpur on Saturday. The outage will occur from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm as the work is being done to upgrade the Teku substation and charge the Teku-Syuchatar 66 KV line to 132 KV.
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According to the NEA, electricity will be affected in Sanepa, Ram Mandir, Gusingal, Advance College, Amravati and Radiant School areas under Bagmati feeder. Similarly, electricity will be affected in Balkhu, Jhamsikhel, Pulchowk and Thado Dhunga areas under Pulchowk feeder.
Similarly, NEA said that electricity will be affected in areas such as Gyan Tirtha Marg Kalimati Salik Chowk, Chhauni, Dallu, Bijeshwari, Swayambhu, Balkhu, Khasibazar, Tribhuvan University under Kirtipur feeder under Chamati feeder.
"Teku Syuchatar 66 KV line is being charged at 132 KV. To complete the construction of the first phase of the substation, the existing incomer-1 panel and one of the two power transformers of the Teku substation have to be shut down. Since the supply is being done from the Teku substation, the electricity service will be affected in the feeders mentioned in various areas," said the officials of the NEA.
The NEA has stated that efforts will be made to restore the line by completing the work in those areas before the scheduled time.
