Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Present Status


PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT
� PPA has been signed with NEA on November 14, 2011.
� Debt. Portion of the project will be fully financed by EPF for which the tri-partite loan agreement has been signed on 8 December, 2011 between RGHPCL, CHPCL and EPF.
� Selection of the Consultant has been made and contract has been signed on 3rd December, 2012.
� Pre-qualification for the civil and hydro-mechanical works in EPC model to construct RGHEP has been completed and Bid document has been issued to the pre-qualified bidders.
� Surface geological investigation, ERT works including drilling in headrace tunnel and tailrace tunnel has been carried out to determine the geological condition in the key structure locations.
� Generation license has been obtained from DoED on Dec 6, 2012.
� Certificate of Registration in Industry was obtained on July 3, 2012.
� Grid connection agreement with NEA has been completed.
� The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been approved from the Ministry of Environment.
� Detail survey of double circuit 132 kV transmission line has been completed and design is under process.
� Private land acquisition has been completed.
� 125m out of 260m test adit tunnel at powerhouse site has been constructed.
� Construction of 11 kV construction power line from Chilime hub to the project site has been completed.
� Contract for the construction of Camp Facilities has been awarded and construction works has been started.
� IEE for 10 km long Transmission Line is under progress.