September 2: Altogether 27 MW of electricity has been added to the national transmission line on Tuesday after the completion of Dordikhola hydropower project in Lamjung. The project was developed by the Himalayan Power Partner Limited Company in Dordi rural municipality.
The electricity produced by the project was connected to the national transmission line in the presence of Jiva Lamichhane, chairman of Himalaya Power Partner Limited and former president of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRN) and Chandra Dhakal, chairman of IME Group which has invested in the project.
Lamichhane claimed that the non-resident Nepalis opened NRN Infrastructure and Development Company and invested in the Dordikhola hydropower project when he was the president of NRN.
He expressed happiness for getting an opportunity to work together with successful businessmen in Nepal and that the electricity produced by the investment of non-resident Nepalis has been connected to the national transmission line.
Similarly, IME Group Chairman Dhakal expressed his joy that the Dordikhola hydropower project has now been completed.
He urged non-resident Nepalis to invest in hydropower, tourism, and infrastructure in the future.
The project started construction seven years ago with the aim of producing electricity within three years.
Munn Shakya, the project head, said the construction was delayed due to India's blockade, water from the Masryangdi river entering the powerhouse and causing damage to the machinery and various other reasons.
The dam site of the project is 212 meters. There is a powerhouse in Benisahar Municipality-11 Ramchok Besi. A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed between the Nepal Electricity Authority and the company almost a decade ago.
The non-resident Nepali Association has 35.7 per cent share in the company, IME Group 34.3 per cent and the general public 30 per cent stake in the project. According to the project, although the project was estimated to cost around Rs 3.86 billion, the actual cost was more than Rs 5 billion.
