KATHMANDU, MAY 17

The Trishuli 3B Hub Station, built under the Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line project in Pahirebensi of Kispang Rural Municipality, Nuwakot, has been inaugurated.

The substation has a capacity of 220/132/33 kV. Similarly, the 33/11 kV power distribution substation constructed at Bhalche in Kispang Rural Municipality was also inaugurated on Friday.

This substation was developed under an electrification program as part of the project's corporate social responsibility efforts.Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, European Commission's Deputy Director-General for International Partnerships, Myriam Ferran, European Union Ambassador to Nepal, Veronique Lorenzo, German Ambassador to Nepal, Thomas Prinz, and EU Investment Bank Director, Thouraya Triki, jointly inaugurated the substations.

The Trishuli 3B Hub Station spans over 104 ropanis of land (one ropani is equivalent to 5,476 square feet) and cost Rs 1.97 billion, while the total cost of the Bhalche substation is Rs 429 million.

The electrification program, including the Bhalche substation and the 33 kV transmission line, amounts to NPR 429.3 million. Over 2,000 households in Nuwakot and Rasuwa benefit from these substations.