Myagdi. A switchyard with a capacity of 220 KV has come into operation at Tilkenichaur of Raghuganga rural municipality- 3 in Myagdi district. The equipment in the switchyard receives the energy generated from the generator in the power house and supplies it to the transmission line.

Raghughat Hydropower Project, a subsidiary of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), has connected 127.8 MW electricity from four hydropower projects in the Rahughat corridor to the national grid.

Chief of Rahughat Hydropower Project, Raj Bahadur Bista, said that the equipment installed in the switchyard has been connected to the national grid from Monday after the successful test.

“The electricity to be generated from four projects in the Rahughat corridor and the power house of Rahughat has been connected to the 220-KV Kaligandaki corridor through ‘LILO’ (loop in, loop out) medium,” he said, adding, “We are preparing to test produce 40 MW Rahughat hydropower project.” ”

Chief of Civil Division of Rahughat Hydropower Project, Rabin Kattel, said that the switchyard has been constructed with AIS (Air Insulated) technology. Bharat Heavy Electricals (VEL), a hydro-mechanical contractor of Rahughat, built the switchyard. Towers of four transmission lines have already been constructed.

Currently, electricity generated from 35.5 MW Chimkhola-Mangale-Rahughat, 48.5 MW Upper Rahughat, 21.3 MW Thulokhola and 22.5 MW Upper Thulokhola have been connected to the central system.

The electricity generated from the Rahughat Hydropower Project, which is in the final phase of construction, will also be connected to the central system through this switchyard and transmission line. According to Ganesh KC, managing director of Raghuganga Hydropower, the construction of physical infrastructures for tunnel, dam and powerhouse is in the final phase.

Jaya Prakash Associates (JP), an Indian civil contractor, had signed the contract for Rs 6 billion on November 20, 2017 with a target to complete the project in 45 months. The deadline was extended the first time in February 2022, the second in February 2022 and the third time until November 2025. KC said that the project is being completed as per the target of completing the project within the extended deadline for the fourth time.