initially, adb had provided soft loan of upgrading 132 kv transmission lines to bishwo ranjan mishra, incharge of rs270 million us dollar, at an interest double circuit from existing single circuit rate of 2 percent annually, to construct gandak-hetauda power transmission line. as of now, the institution has invested the system. likewise, energy access and efficiency improvement project under the programme has targeted to upgrade the nea western division, said of the locations selected for the first phase, the enhancement work of transmission line has been completed in ilam, largest amount of rs160 million us dollar existing substations along with installing nepalgunj, dhangadhi, sarlahi, butwal for construction of 144 mw kaligandaki the new substations to handle supply of and mahottari. “we are now working on ‘a’ hydropower project on july 23, 1996. high power energy. installation of new substations in these locations,” mishra said. according to adb, currently it has been out of the 49 locations, the multilateral investing a total of 596.65 million us dollar lending institution has already started mishra said with support from adb, in seven types of energy related projects. upgrading the transmission lines in 24 these substations are being equipped of them, the institution is investing $53.55 million under energy access and efficiency improvement project, $47.65 million locations the districts such as jhapa, with advanced equipment. “based on the mahottari, siraha, sarlahi, dhanusha, present annual demand projection, these ilam, nepalgunj, dhangadhi and butwal; substations are expected to support the under electricity transmission expansion mirmi syangja;swayambhu and mulpani, electricity supply for the next 10 years,” and supply improvement project and kathmandu; phedi, kaski; kusma, parbat mishra said. “in addition, through general $137.65 million for tanahu hydropower and mainapokhar, bardiya. customisation in the equipments, it can project. similarly, it has been funding $163.69 million under south asia sub- regional economic cooperation (sasec) pushkar manandhar, project officer of adb, said they have completed installation also evacuate energy supply via 400 kv line provided there is more electricity production in future when most of the power system expansion project, $154.10 of new substation in mainapokhar, bardiya under-construction hydropower project million under power transmission and distribution enhancement project, $19 million under electricity efficiency and have done with the enhancement of the will come online.” existing substations in butwal, dhangadhi and gaddachowki, mahendranagar. as per adb, it has also started work in transmission expansion and supply according to manandhar, the capacity electricity supply enhancement work in improvement project and $21 million for enhancement in substation at mirmi, 25 additional locations. these include project preparatory facility for energy. syangja will be accomplished in six amua, rupandehi; taulihawa; krishna currently, the adb has been upgrading civil work in most of these locations has chandragadhi and buluchowk, jhapa; transmission lines and substations in 49 been completed so far.” nijgadh and simara, bara; rautahat; months. “in addition, 60 percent of the nagar; gadda chauki, mahendranagar; locations across the country to enhance the country’s electricity distribution system. the ongoing work will improve the load- bearing capacity of transmission lines in the country, helping nepal electricity authority (nea) to deliver power in rural areas, where access to electricity is very limited. adb had been funding in electricity transmission line projects under its sasec power system expansion project. under the electricity transmission and supply improvement project of sasec, the multilateral funding institution has been based on the present annual demand projection, these substations are expected to support the electricity supply for the next 10 years energy nepal nov-dec 2017 42