Five years after the signing of the contract, the Solu Corridor transmission line has been completed. The construction of the transmission line has been completed in only five years due to repeated obstructions by the locals, even though the contract was signed to complete the work within 30 months in September 2073 BS to connect the hydropower generated in the Himalayan district Solukhumbu to the national transmission line.
The Solu Corridor 132 KV transmission line has been constructed by constructing 302 towers in 89.5 km from Mirchaiya of Siraha to Lammane substation at Tinla of Solukhumbu. Project Chief Janardan Gautam informed that the project will be connected to the national transmission line at full capacity from today.
Mohan Energy Corporation Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India was entrusted with the construction of the project, which was built on a concessional loan from the Export-Import Bank of India. The Double Circean project has so far cost $24.5 million. The project chief Gautam said that the entire cost was paid by the Indian government through the bank. The transmission line will have a maximum capacity of 350 MW. For the time being, 23.5 MW of electricity from Ursolu Hydro will be fully flowing.
Earlier, only a maximum of 4-5 MW of electricity was being exported on the 33 kV transmission line passing through Lahan-Udaipur-Khotang-Okhaldhunga. At present, half a dozen hydropower projects in the district are in the final stage of construction with a total capacity of more than 200 MW. The 86 MW Solukhola Dudhkoshi Hydropower Project and the 82 MW Lower Solu Hydropower Project will generate electricity within a year. The problem of load shedding will be solved along with connecting 132 kV transmission line to the district.
