Flood-damaged Khimti-Lamosanghu transmission line comes into operation

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Oct. 27: The flood-damaged Khimti-Lamosanghu 132 kV transmission line has come into reoperation.

The tower of Khimti-Lamosanghu 132 kV transmission line, swept away by the flood in the Tamakoshi river due to the incessant rains of September 28-29, has been brought into operation using the Emergency Restoration System (ERS) tower, said Chandan Kumar Ghosh, spokesperson of Nepal Electricity Authority. 

He said that the transmission line was charged and brought into operation from Friday afternoon.

Tower No. 7 of the Khimti-Lamosanghu transmission line at Devitar in Manthali Municipality-13 of Ramechhap was swept away by the flood in the Tamakoshi River. After the tower collapsed, the wires (conductors) of four towers were also damaged. 

After the tower was washed away, electricity supply from the line had been stopped since September 29. Due to this, the transmission line link from Khimti to Kathmandu Valley was disconnected. 

About 200 megawatts of electricity can flow from the said line.

The Khimti-Lamosanghu transmission line is an important transmission line for electricity supply to Kathmandu Valley, said the NEA. 

Similarly, the electricity of the hydropower projects built in the Bhotekoshi River area of Sindhupalchok is being exported to India via Lamosanghu-Khimti-Dhalkebar. After the line was damaged, the electricity export to India was also affected.

Now, it is said that the process has been started for the construction of permanent tower in place of the tower that was washed away by the flood.