four billion, thirty-five crores in irrigation and energy losses

The Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation, and Energy reports that there has been a loss of Rs.

This information was released during a news conference held by the Ministry on Sunday. Irrigation Minister Deepak Khadka stated that specifics of the damage in the energy sector and the 1.35 billion in the irrigation sector have been received and are still being gathered, according to information issued by the ministry.

11 hydropower plants that are now in operation and have a combined installed capacity of 625 MW have been damaged, according to Minister Khadka. Likewise, he said, the project had to be halted due to the emergency circumstances, which meant that 1100 megawatts of power output had to be cut. He claimed that 15 currently under construction 1000 megawatt power projects have also sustained damage.

Transmission lines in the Khimti Long Narrow 132 KV, Solu Corridor, and Damak Godak 132 KV beneath the Kabeli Corridor have all sustained damage. The flood in the Mai River in Ilam has destroyed four towers of the 132 kV Kabeli Corridor transmission line, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority.

Approximately 185 megawatts of power generation from projects operating in Taplejung, Panchthar, and Ilam have been stopped after the flood destroyed the transmission line. From that line, 180–185 megawatts of power were produced per day.

The Mai River flood has destroyed Towers Nos. 50, 51, 52, and 53 in the Kabeli Corridor transmission line's segment from Godak in Ilam to Damak in Jhapa. The transmission line was carried across the Mai River from that location. At that point, the transmission line spans 750 meters.

Effects on irrigation

Numerous spurs and dams intended to regulate the river have crumbled. The ministry claims that in eastern Nepal, river control infrastructures such Mechi, Koshi, Khando, Rato, Kamala, and Lalbakaiya have been washed away. The rivers Karnali, Masryangdi, Tinau, West Rapti, and Narayani have also suffered harm. Injuries have been sustained to the dams and canals of the Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project, the Bagmati Irrigation Project, the Koshi Pump Chandra Canal, the Kamala Irrigation Management Project, and the Mahakali Initiative. The Sunkoshi-Marin diversion's coffer dam, which was under construction, burst.

Impact on power exports

The damage to the 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project in Bigu Rural Municipality-1, Lamabagar, Dolakha, has hindered Nepal's export of electricity.

The authority's executive director, Kulman Ghising, reported that exports amount to only approximately 300 megawatts. According to Executive Director Ghising, Nepal's export industry will suffer greatly if the Tamakoshi hydropower project is not quickly revived. He claimed that despite their best efforts, they were unable to secure an airline ticket in order to send a skilled technician from Kathmandu to construct the damaged transmission line.

At the news conference, Ganesh Karki, the head of IPPAN, an association of independent energy producers, stated that the government ought to make accommodations for the repair of projects damaged by flooding.