Kulekhani II 16 MW turbine operational

  • 29/03/2008

  • Kathmandu Post (Nepal)

A turbine with the capacity of generating 16 MW electricity here at Kulekhani II Hydro Electric Project has resumed operation since Friday. The turbine was badly damaged one year ago. A technical team comprising 10 Japanese and 15 Nepalis had been working on the turbine for the past four months. Now on the project generates 32 MW electricity regularly while it had been generating only 16 MW for over a year. Sources said it the about 350 million rupees was spent for the maintenance of the turbine. Posted on: 2008-03-28 21:28:00 (Server Time)