Impact Study of the Hetauda-Dhalkewar-Inaruwa Transmission Line on the Operation of Integrated Nepal Power System

Abstract

Although Nepal has a significant hydroelectric resource, there is still a severe imbalance between the country's supply and demand for electricity. The lack of high-voltage transmission lines has made it difficult for the system operator to evacuate the power produced at a few plants, costing the utility money and making the system's power quality unreliable. Projects like the 576 KM long Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Inaruwa 400kV double circuit Transmission Line are experiencing protracted delays due to several problems, including the project's affected residents' reluctance to give up their land. Most of the generation for the Integrated Nepal Power System (INPS) is concentrated in the country's central mid-hills, stretching from Syangja-Baglung in the west to Dolakha-Ramechhap in the east. The construction of the Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Inaruwa (HDITL) 400kV double circuit Transmission Line of the length intended to route power suppliers that help to industrialize these areas helps to increase the national GDP as well as to get job opportunities in Nepal.