September 11: Mugu district of Karnali Province has been connected to the national grid with the expansion of electricity to the district headquarters, Gamgadhi .

This achievement was made possible through the construction of an approximately 85-kilometer transmission line, extending from Nagma and reaching the district headquarters, Gamgadhi, with a 33-kilovolt (kV) transmission line.

With this, 76 of the total 77 districts have been linked to the national grid.  The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has started supplying electricity to the Gamgadhi area from Sunday from the 400 kilowatts Gamgad small hydropower project.

Now, only Humla district is yet to be connected to the national grid.  A survey is being conducted to connect the district to the national electricity transmission line, according to NEA.

 With the access to the national grid, electrification will speed up in Mugu district, said the NEA executive director Kulman Ghising. There are 3,500 consumers of electricity in Mugu.

To make power supply reliable and high-quality in Mugu, works are underway to upgrade the 11 kV substation at Gamgadhi to 33 kV, said the NEA Province Office Chief Shambhu Kusiyad Yadav. (RSS)