SINDHUPALCHOWK, March 2 -- Upper Bhotekoshi Hydropower project has completed 45 percent of reconstruction work.

The 45MW project located in Bhotekoshi rural municipality, Sindhupalchowk had suspended electricity generation after the devastating earthquake of April 25, 2015 damaged the plant. As it started repair work, the outburst flood in Bhote Koshi River on July 5, 2016 caused more damage to the plant. Since then, the project which started producing electricity from 2001 has been lying dormant.

Reconstruction work which began on April 2018 is going on smoothly and the project is on track to complete the job within the next 22 months, according to Bikram Ratna Sthapit, CEO of Bhotekhoshi Hydropower Project. Installation of the penstoc...