KATHMANDU, Oct 18: The Dana-Rahughat section of the 220-kV Kaligandaki Corridor transmission line in Myagdi, which was damaged by a landslide and the erosion of the Kaligandaki River, has resumed operation after 21 days.
The Nepal Electricity Authority brought the section into temporary operation by using an emergency restoration system (ESR) tower and energizing one circuit of the transmission line on Saturday night.
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The flood damaged four transmission towers in Annapurna Rural Municipality of Myagdi district. Of them, towers 21, 23 and 24 were completely damaged, while tower 22 sustained partial damage.
A total of 170 MW of electricity generated by five private hydropower projects connected to the national grid through the Dana substation was disconnected due to the disruption of the transmission line.
With the resumption of the transmission line, electricity generated by these projects has been reconnected to the national grid.
The transmission line, which starts at the Dana substation in Annapurna Rural Municipality-3 and reaches the New Butwal substation in Sunwal Municipality-13 of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) via Parbat, Baglung, Syangja, Palpa and Rupandehi, is around 130 kilometers long.
The transmission line has a power transfer capacity of 1,200 MW.