KATHMANDU, NEPAL – The U.S. government will support construction of a huge transmission project in Nepal with $500 million through its foreign aid agency the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
The new 198-mile, 400 kV transmission line will stretch from Nanglebhare of Kathmandu to Gorakhpur, India, passing through Nuwakot, Damauli, and Butwal, where a new substation will be built, reports Nepal24hours.com.
This project is of strategic importance for Nepal as the line will connect in Gorakhpur to the cross-border line with India and provide electricity to some 9 million people.
The total cost of the project is $630 million, with the U.S. government providing $500 million and Nepal government $130 million.
The construction should begin on June 30, 2020.
Source: Nepal24hours.com