KATHMANDU: Dana-Rahughat section, Myagdi, of 220-kV Kaligandaki Corridor transmission line damaged due to landslide and encroachment of Kaligandaki river has come into operation after 21 days.
The Nepal Electricity Authority brought the section into operation in a temporary manner by using emergency restoration system (ESR) tower by charging one circuit of the transmission line from Saturday night.
The flood had damaged dour towers of transmission line at Annapurna rural municipality of Myagdi district. Of them, tower no 21, 23 and 24 were completely damaged while the tower no 22 had sustained partial damages.
Total 170 MW electricity produced from five private hydropower projects, which were connected with national grid through Dana sub-station, was disconnected due to disruption of transmission line.
With the resumption of the transmission line, power generated from these projects has been connected to the national grid.
The total length of the transmission line, which starts from Dana sub-station at Annapurna rural municipality-3 and reaches New Butwal sub-station at Sunawal municipality-13 of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta west) via Parbat, Baglung, Syangja, Palpa and Rupendehi is around 130 kilometers.
The electricity flow capacity of this transmission line is 1,200 MW.
