Kathmandu, December 22
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has inaugurated the Inaruwa substation on Friday.
Inaruwa substation is considered one of the major projects for strengthening power transmission and distribution systems.
Constructed at Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality-4 of Sunsari district, the 400-Kv substation is one of the largest substations constructed in the country.
Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, former minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, high officials of the Energy Ministry, and Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Kulman Ghising, among others, were present at the inauguration ceremony.
NEA Executive Director Ghising said the Inaruwa substation is the backbone for transmitting electricity produced from hydropower projects at different districts of Koshi Province, for the consumption of power locally and to export surplus electricity to India.
“Electricity will be supplied locally in addition to the electricity flow from the sub-station to the national transmission grid. This will improve the voltage in that area thereby ensuring a reliable supply of electricity,” said Ghising.
Ghising further said that the Inaruwa-Purnia 400 KV cross-country transmission line has been proposed for power trade with India and the Inaruwa-Anarmani 400 KV transmission line has been proposed for trade between Nepal-India and Bangladesh from this sub-station.
The Inaruwa sub-station, according to him, has become another electricity centre to supply electricity from east to west within the country and export to India besides regional power trade.
Moreover, the sub-station would be significant to supply additional electricity to the industries within the Morang-Sunsari Industrial Corridor. The electricity generated from the Arun and Tamor Rivers and their tributaries would be linked to the Inaruwa Sub-Station through the Koshi Corridor 220 KC transmission line.
