22 MW Seti Khola Hydroelectric Project completes 35 percent construction work

Kathmandu; Around 35 percent of the construction work of the 22 MW Seti Khola Hydroelectric Project has been completed.

Seti Hydro Power Pvt Ltd, which is constructing the project in Musetoda of Kaski district, says it has expedited the work targeting to complete construction in the next two years.

Ujjal Regmi, chief of the project, told Urja Khabar, out of 3,100 meters long head works and head race tunnels they have dug 1,200 m. The tunnels are situated in Pokhara Metropolis-33 of Musetoda.

Regmi said fold wall and slope protection of the headworks have been constructed, while 50 percent work on the sand sedimentation pond has been done. “Also, the work on power house construction is expedited to complete the project in the stipulated time,” he said.

The company is building the project in Q42 design discharge model under the consortium led by Kumari Bank Limited. GMA Construction has been contracted to build civil construction, while Machhapuchhre Metal has been given a contract for hydro-mechanical work. According to the company, it has started work on gate and penstock fabrication.

Likewise, the project has handed over the contract for the design and fabrication of the electro-mechanical work to an Italian company. Tunnel In-charge Prakash Paudel said a 1.5 km transmission line is being designed to evacuate the produced electricity. He also added that the electricity produced by the project will be supplied to the 132 kV Lekhnath-Damauli transmission line by using 'loop-in loop-out' technology.

A study shows that 133 million units of electricity could be produced annually from the project. CEC Consult has been appointed as the consultant for the project.