Kathmandu, February 18
The 70 MW Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Project located in Lamjung has been shut for 10 days to repair the project embankment, say the project authorities.
The project will remain closed from February 22 to March 4 to repair the damaged structures put up to prevent soil erosion on the both sides of the embankment, they say.
The halt in the electricity generation of the project, however, will not affect the regular power supply across the country, says the Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Kul Man Ghising.
“We have alternative to ensure regular supply of electricity this winter like operating first and second power houses of Kulekhani Hydropower Project in full. A total of 380 megawatts electricity is being imported from India. So there will not be power cuts this year,” he says.
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