Transmission projects are priority: PM Oli
Kathmandu, July 3
Samundratar Trishuli
B-Hub 132 KV transmission line and substation project have come into operation.
Prime Minister KP Sharma
Oli inaugurated the project through a virtual conference from PM Residence in
Baluwatar on Saturday.
The 26-kilometre long
transmission line from Samundratar of Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality to
Trishuli B-Hub Sub-station in Kisping Rural Municipality in Nuwakot district is
supported by 84 towers.
Nepal Electricity
Authority’s Executive Director Hitendra Dev Shakya said the NEA has plans to connect
Matatirtha Sub-station in Kathmandu and other sub-stations with the
transmission line.
According to him, the
double-circuit transmission line will help to bring more than 600 Megawatt of electricity
generated in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts to the Kathmandu Valley through the
new sub-station.
Inaugurating the project,
PM Oli said that Nepal was on the path to meet the domestic energy demand from
its own electricity generation. He stated that the government was working for
import substitution through increased energy generation, transmission of
generated electricity, and to create a balance in its use.
“Earlier, there were
weaknesses like failure to create transmission line when the hydroelectricity
project was ready and absence of sub-transmission lines to distribute
electricity. Now we have paid enough attention in creating the transmission
infrastructure along with the energy projects,” he said.
Mentioning that Nepal had
started electricity generation about 110 years ago to become the second country
in South Asia to have such facility, PM Oli mentioned that the country failed
to make the desire development and progress in the electricity sector.
The country needs
reservoir projects like Kulekhani and a couple of projects of such type are
given priority, he said.
Speaking in another
context, the PM said that vaccines against the COVID-19 would arrive soon and
the country would not be deprived of the life-saving facility.
“We are moving from a
situation to fight with a pandemic to check it beforehand. However, it is not
possible to inoculate one and all at a time. Everyone will receive vaccine
according to priority,” he said.
He also said that the
government was paying enough attention in rescue of the people affected by the
floods and landslides and relief to them.
According to him, the
money for the relief is already sent to the respective affected area and
government would provide treatment to all wounded people.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 July 2021.
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