April 14: The installed capacity of electricity in the country has reached now 3,300 megawatts after the power generated from the 73 MW Middle Tamor hydropower project was connected to the Koshi Corridor transmission line.    
The electricity produced by the project was successfully transmitted to the Koshi Corridor transmission line on Friday in the presence of the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority, Kulman Ghising.    

On the occasion, NEA MD Ghising confirmed that the installed capacity of electricity in the country has reached now 3,300 megawatts, which will bring great relief to the power supply. Stating that hydropower is the backbone of the country's economy, he called for cooperation from all sides concerned to power development projects across the country.    

The project built by Sanima Middle Tamor Hydropower Limited will conduct trial production in the next 15 days to be followed up by commercial production. The power produced by one of the four turbines of the project has connected to the transmission line of the Koshi Corridor at Basantpur in Tehrathum.    
During the dry season, power production of this hydropower project will however be limited to 25 to 30 MW. A 50-meter-long and 11-meter high dam has been built near Mitlung in Furumbu of Fungling municipality, and power was generated by guiding water through a 3,400-meter long tunnel to the power house based at Thumbabensi of Khokling. -- RSS