TAPLEJUNG Dec 4: The Super Kabeli 'A' Hydropower Project has formally started power generation.
The project with a capacity of generating 13.5 MW of electricity has been developed by Snow Rivers Limited. It is located at Yamphudin, Sirijangha Rural Municipality, Taplejung district.
The power generated from this project has been fed to the national grid via the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)'s 32-kVA Amarpur Substation at a distance of 31 kilometres from the powerhouse at Yamphudin.
Work begins on Kabeli 'A', Nyadi projects
The project’s Public Relations Officer Meghnath Dhungana said the power produced by the project has been transmitted to the national grid after one week's successful test production.
The project has been built at an investment of two billion 632 million and 900 thousand rupees. The construction of the project started in the second week of December 2022.
With the construction of the Super Kabeli 'A' Project, the number of hydropower companies in the district has reached eight.
The 73-MW Middle Tamor Hydropower Project is a major project operating in Taplejung district so far. Sanima Hydro Company has developed this project.
Similarly, the 25MW Kabeli 'B-1' and the 10 MW Kabeli 'B-1' Cascade Project operated by Arun Valley Hydropower Development Company are the other major hydropower projects in the district.
Over 18 hydropower projects are under construction in Taplejung at present. The district will produce more power once these projects are completed.
