A tower is becoming like a project in the construction of a transmission line in Nepal. In such a case, it may be necessary to work hard to conclude the work of the US aid agreement MCC to be completed within five years.

A total of 312 km long transmission line will have a capacity of 400 kV. For this, 856 towers will be constructed. The transmission line runs through 30 municipalities and 92 wards in 10 districts. Working with the residents of all these localities in confidence can be another challenge.

The transmission line will create infrastructure connecting Nepal to India. The infrastructure will help in the construction of an inter-country transmission line from Butwal to Gorakhpur, India with joint investment of Nepal and India. The Nepal-India Energy Secretary-level meeting held on March 26 and 27 has agreed to set up a joint venture company for the construction of an inter-country transmission line by next April.

 A total of 20 kilometers of the transmission line will be constructed towards Nepal and 120 kilometers towards India. A substation of 400 KV capacity will also be constructed at the place where New Butwal is currently the substation of the Nepal Electricity Authority. According to the master plan of the transmission grid company, the plan to build a hub station in Butwal has been put forward long ago.

 Khadga Bahadur Bista, Executive Director of MCA Nepal, informed that three new 400 KV capacity ‘Indoor Gas Insulated Sub-stations’ will be constructed under the 312 km long double circuit transmission line to be constructed with the help of MCC.