Nepal completes cross-border power line with US support
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The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) finished building an 18-kilometer section of a cross-border transmission line connecting the New Butwal Substation in Nepal to the India border.
The project, funded through the MCC Nepal Compact, aims to strengthen Nepal’s electricity network and increase power connectivity with India. MCA-Nepal responded to a request from Nepal’s Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation by accelerating construction and completing the section within the agreed timeframe.
Ghanashyam Upadhyaya, Board Chair of MCA-Nepal and Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, praised the US government’s long-term commitment to Nepal’s development and highlighted the importance of the transmission line for Nepal’s electricity infrastructure. Sunil Poudel, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, noted that the completion shows Nepal’s progress in building its electricity infrastructure and expanding connections with neighboring countries.
Khadga Bahadur Bisht, Executive Director of MCA-Nepal, stated that his organisation delivered on the government of Nepal’s priorities by completing the work quickly. The transmission line is part of a larger MCA-Nepal project to construct 315 kilometers of high-voltage lines and three substations, with the goal of improving electricity availability and supporting energy trade. The line now requires final approvals and work before it can begin operating and transmitting power.
