Funding Agency/Client: Asian Development Bank
Date: Aug 2008 – Oct 2008
The main project tasks were:
- Review the current approach to power system planning;
- Assess potential energy sources in the short and long term and estimate investment and operating costs under expansion scenarios and identify a preferred generation development strategy;
- Investigate existing hydropower plants efficiency;
- Conduct workshops and training;
- Prepare a staged transmission development program to deliver forecast power demand to load centers;
- Prepare a 10-year demand forecast;
- Estimate average cost of supply;
- Model and analyze the distribution and transmission networks;
- Prepare 5-year capital works plans for transmission and distribution;
- Review existing plans, reports and policies regarding hydropower development in Nepal;
- Prepare a staged, least-cost, long-term hydropower development program with estimated costs
Overall Services provide
TMS provided project management and technical expertise in hydropower and distribution areas for preparingthe Power System Master Plan for Nepal.
