Kathmandu, Oct 6: The European Union, European Investment Bank and GIZ have jointly pledged Rs 7.28 billion (65 million Euro) for the construction of Chilime-Trishuli transmission line.
At a programme organized in Lalitpur on Wednesday, it was shared that the joint investment has been pledged to construct the transmission line to supply energy produced from the hydropower project under construction in Rasuwa to Kathmandu.
A total of 27-km-long transmission line is to be constructed by 2019.
Addressing the function, Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma pledged to provide necessary support from the government side for timely completion of the transmission line – which is considered to be an important measure to avert energy crisis of Nepal.
The construction works of Sanjen and Upper Sanjen under the Chilime and Rasuwagadhi hydropower project have been disrupted due to uncertainty whether the transmission line construction would be completed or not.
On the occasion, Ambassador of European Union to Nepal, Rensje Teerink expressed happiness for the opportunity to support Nepal in its important hydropower project and expressed belief that the project would be completed on time.
It was also shared at the programme that the project is making preparation to go for bidding process for the construction of transmission line within the third week of October. RSS
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