Landslides knock 358MW offline in Kaligandaki corridor
Summary
Landslides and flooding have knocked 358.2MW of hydropower offline in the Kaligandaki corridor after transmission pylons along the Dana-Kushma section were damaged. Nepal Electricity Authority has also cut power to factories as the grid faces a shortfall of around 1,000MW.
Key Points
- Landslides from incessant rains damaged transmission pylons along the Dana-Kushma section of the 220kV Kaligandaki corridor, forcing 12 hydropower plants offline.
- Including precautionary shutdowns, more than 790MW was knocked out of the national grid, prompting the Nepal Electricity Authority to reduce industrial power supply by around 300MW.
- The 40MW Rahughat Hydroelectric Project sustained damage when floodwaters breached its tailrace gate and threatened its switchyard.
- Earlier flooding in late August had already disconnected 432.1MW along the Trishuli corridor after damage to the Trishuli-Chilime transmission line.
