Underground Electrification Project reports 95 per cent progress in Bharatpur metropolis
Summary
Bharatpur Metropolitan City has provided electricity through an underground power distribution system to 460 customers, with the project now 95 percent complete. Only three of 18 feeders remain to be connected as part of the Rs 140 million initiative supported by the Asian Development Bank.
Key Points
- Bharatpur Metropolitan City is supplying electricity to 460 customers through an underground distribution system under the Underground Electrification Project.
- The project has reached 95 percent progress, with line connection work remaining for only three of the 18 feeders.
- A total of 1,240 households are to be connected, and the project cost stands at Rs 140 million.
- The contract, awarded to Tata Projects Limited in 2021 with ADB support, has been repeatedly extended after the original deadline passed in January 2024.
