KATHMANDU, July 9: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has reported major damages to several hydropower projects due to the flood in the Bhotekoshi River on Tuesday morning.
According to the NEA, the headworks of the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project were completely destroyed. Water entered the tailrace of the Chilime Hydropower Project, and two gates at the dam site of Trishuli-3A were damaged.
Generation by hydropower plants declined last fiscal year
Similarly, at the Trishuli-3B hub substation, the river changed its course and flooded the area, impacting 132 kV infrastructure and other structures.
NEA reported that around 250 megawatts of electricity has been disconnected from the national grid due to the impact on Rasuwagadhi, Trishuli-3A, Devighat, Trishuli, and the privately owned Upper Mailung Tadi project—all under the Trishuli corridor.
On July 8, NEA Managing Director Hitendra Dev Shakya, Acting Deputy Executive Director of the Transmission Directorate Rajan Dhakal, and a high-level technical team conducted an on-site inspection of the damaged projects.
