Nepal, April 15 -- The Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project is on track to come in a few weeks with workers putting the final touches to the power plant and the Matatirtha substation in Kathmandu. The 60 MW scheme located 95 km north of Kathmandu is expected to produce 30 MW in the initial phase.

"The project is on schedule with work on the power generation facility and transmission lines nearing completion," said Kulman Ghising, managing director of the Nepal Electricity Authority. "If the transmission lines in the Matatirtha area is completed on time, we will be able to feed additional power to the grid by April 30."

According to Ghising, more than 95 percent of the work related to transmission lines and equipment has been completed w...