The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has planned the use of another TBM to dig the 13km tunnels of the Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project which is currently under study. The TBM will be used at the Dudhkoshi project only after a geological test at the project site where the tunnel will be constructed. In May 2016, the NEA awarded to ELC Electroconsult S.p.A. (Italy) in association with NEWJEC Inc. (Japan) the contract to prepare an updated feasibility study and detailed design for the storage project. The consultant is required to submit the study and design report to the NEA by January 2019. The power utility has asked the consultant to design the project with an installed capacity of 800 MW. Originally, the NEA had conducted a feasibility study for the project in 1998 with an installed capacity of 300 MW. The study reported that the planned project was viable and attractive. However, the NEA plans to develop the project with the higher installed capacity and make it a major project of Province 1. Visit http://sahasurja.com/project/solu-khola-dudhkoshi-hydro-electric-project-86mw/ and http://www.nea.org.np. 24/18.

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