KATHMANDU, Oct 6: The government has expressed willingness to accept the World Bank (WB) offer for support for the construction of 45km power supply line on the Nepali side of the Dhalkhebar-Muzaffarpur power transmission line. The bank will also initiate a discussion with the Indian side in this regard.
A bank team, which met with the government officials on Monday at the Ministry of Energy to express the bank´s interest in extending assistance for the construction of the 400 kv transmission line between Nepal and India, discussed the modalities of a regional package to support the project.
“We are more than willing to accept the assistance to complete the construction of the line on our side. The bank will discuss it with the Indian side soon,” a ministry official present in the meeting said, adding, “The bank can also extend private loans to the two companies set up for this project.”
The bank can provide separate loans to the government or to both the joint-venture companies -- Power Transmission Company Nepal and Cross-border Power Transmission Company of India.
The team also sought progress status of the Kabeli and Kali Gandaki upgrading project, and multi-fuel upgrading projects, among others. Nepal has also sought the bank´s assistance in other sectors like the proposed line on Kathmandu-Upper Tamakoshi section.
“The meeting was positive and the modalities will be jointly worked out between the government, Nepal Electricity Authority and WB,” an NEA official said.
India proposes Nov 8-9 for JCWR
India has proposed November 8-9 for holding the meeting of the Joint Committee for Water Resources (JCWR) in Kathmandu, an official at the Ministry of Energy said. The JCWR will be followed by the ministerial-level meeting, the Joint Ministerial Commission on Water Resources (JMCWR), within a week in India.
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I love how our government has become apt to humor. Willing is a privileged position where you have the luxury not to will. And I am equally certain that whatever they are getting the aid for, umm.. a power supply line, yes, is never going to be there. Oh! Wait a second, Is there any Power in the first place? They are all the same, getting aid for bridge where there is no river.
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