February 12: The 86-megawatt of electricity generated from the Solukhola Dudhkoshi Hydropower Project has been connected to the national grid.  The hydropower project promoted by Sahas Urja Limited had carried out test production since last week.

The electricity has been generated by channelizing water from the Solu rivulet of Solududhkunda municipality-11 to Maikubesi of Thulung Dudhkoshi rural municiplaity-3.  The electricity generated from the run of the river-based hydropower project has been connected to the 132-KVA Solu corridor of Lammane sub-station. 

The project has connected electricity to the 132-KV transmission line from power house to Lammane. Chairperson of Sahas Urja Limited Him Pathak shared the electricity generated from Solukhola Dudhkoshi Hydropower Project has been connected to the national transmission line of the Nepal Electricity Authority after successful test production.

Pathak further said that commercial production would be initiated within 15 days following the connection to the central transmission line. ------RSS