By Our Staff Reporter
SHIMLA, 4 Jun: Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ triggered the last blast to mark the completion of heading excavation 11.8 km long Head Race Tunnel of 900 MW Arun- 3 Hydro Electric Project in Sankhuwasabha District of Nepal in the presence of Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Nepal, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Health Minister Province 1 of Nepal, Rajender Karki, Indian Ambassador, Naveen Srivastava, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN, Sushil Sharma, CEO, Investment Board of Nepal, Sushil Bhatta, CEO, SAPDC, Arun Dhiman, ED, SJVN, Rakesh Sehgal, other dignitaries of Government of Nepal and local authorities.
Prime Minister Dahal said that this breakthrough brings Nepal closer to the goal of providing clean, renewable energy and contributing to the sustainable development of the region. He expressed his appreciation for the ongoing efforts and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to facilitate the timely completion of Arun -3 HEP.
Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava recalled in his address that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ had agreed on the long-term power trade agreement for the import of electricity from Nepal, last year, for which completion of export oriented 900 MW Arun 3 HEP would be a major milestone.
Sharma apprised the Prime Minister of Nepal that this marks a significant milestone in the construction of the 900 MW Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project with the successful breakthrough of the Head Race Tunnel. This achievement marks a crucial step forward in the progress of Arun-3 HEP in Nepal.
Sushil Sharma briefed the Prime Minister about the progress of under construction 900 MW Arun 3 Hydro Electric Project and 217 km long associated Transmission Line. Further, the CMD stated that more than 74% of the project works have already been completed and the remaining works are going on in full swing.
He added that Arun- 3 Hydro Electric Project will start generation by next year and has the potential to generate 3924 million units of electricity every year.
CMD Sushil Sharma during his visit to Nepal also met with Chief Secretary of Nepal, Dr Baikuntha Aryal, and Home Secretary Eaknarayan Aryal and discussed various issues related to development of HEPs in Arun valley in Nepal.
