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South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power Transmission and Distribution System Strengthening Project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan to the Government of Nepal (the government) to (a) upgrade 220/132 kilovolt (kV) substations to 400/220/132 kV substations to enable electricity generated from independent power producer (IPPs) plants in the Khimti hydropower corridor to be exported to India; (b) construction of three 132/11 kV substations in Teku, Koteshwor, and Thapathali which will increase supply capacity into the Kathmandu Valley; (c) modernizing and reinforcing four distribution centers around Kathmandu Valley to be able to meet increasing domestic demand for electricity; and (d) construction of 33 kV, 11 kV, and 0.4 kV lines and substations to facilitate connection of approximately 150,000 new customers in Nepal's Province 2 in the country's southeast region The proposed project complements the efforts of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to strengthen parts of Nepal's high-voltage transmission network and complete Nepal's portion of the second cross-border transmission line with India for increasing electricity trade.