Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project

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The objectives of the Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project are to establish cross-border transmission capacity between India and Nepal of about 1000 MW to facilitate electricity trade between the two countries; and, (b) increase the supply of electricity in Nepal by the sustainable import of at least 100 Megawatts (MW). There are three components to the project. The first component is Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur (D-M) Transmission Line Design, construction and operation of approximately 90 km of 400 kV double circuit transmission line between Muzaffarpur and Sursand on the Indian border with Nepal; and Design, construction and operation of approximately 40 km of 400 kV double circuit transmission line between Dhalkebar and Bhittamod on the Nepal border with India. The second component is Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Duhabi (H-D-D) transmission line and grid synchronization; and installation of properly tuned power system stabilizers in the major power generating stations and other measures in Nepal in order to synchronize its power system with that of India; And the third component is technical advisory services provision of technical advisory services to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for the preparation of a transmission system master plan for future transmission system development in Nepal and for development of additional cross-border interconnections, Provision of technical advisory services, through a lenders' engineer, for enabling results monitoring, highlighting obstacles to achieving results in a timely manner, and ensuring the development and implementation of appropriate corrective actions by NEA, Government of Nepal and the Bank. NEA to strengthen the institutional capacity of its transmission business, including, inter alia, to increase cross-border transmission links.