Nepal

Sunkoshi hydel to resume power generation soon

Sunkoshi hydel to resume power generation soon

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Tributary of Sunkoshi River and Bhotekoshi River. Photo Courtesy: Nepal Armynn

CHAUTARA: The 10.05 Mega Watt (MW) Sunkoshi Hydropower, which remained shut after the flooded Bhotekoshi River caused damage to it on July 15, would resume its operation in a week or so. Work is being done on war footing to change the course of the from the dam, according to Production In-charge of Nepal Electricity Authority, Sunkoshi Centre Suraj Dahal. He said it may take a week to complete maintenance and resume power generation. The project, which remained closed after Jure landslides for months, had been generating 7 MW electricity from two of the three turbines. The disaster-hit Sindhupalchok district witnessed the damage of physical property of hydropower projects worth around Rs 500 million. The 45-MW Upper Bhotekoshi, 3.1 MW Bhairabkunda and 4.2-MW Baramchi hydropower projects have been closed after the 2015 devastating earthquakes.