The 2.5 megawatt Daramkhola A Hydropower Project owned by Sayapatri Hydropower Limited has stopped its electricity production and transmission due to flood damage.
The project is located in the Tarakhola Rural Municipality of Baglung. On Asoj 9, heavy flooding in the local Daram Khola river damaged the poles and wires of the 33 kV transmission line that connects the project switchyard to the Nepal Electricity Authority’s Harichaur substation.
Impact on Operations and Communication
Due to this damage, the company stopped electricity production and transmission starting from 11 PM on Asoj 9. Since 11 PM on Asoj 10, the area has also faced power cuts in communication towers, which means the company lost touch with their team. Because communication is down, the company is unable to contact staff at the project site to find out about more damages.
The company said that they will provide information about the actual status of the project site once they successfully make contact with employees again. They also mention that the transmission line and other physical structures that got damaged are currently covered under their active insurance policy.
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