Funding Agency: KFW
Client: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Central Office, Durbarmarg, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Date: Dec 2013 – July 2014

Total Management Services Pvt. Ltd. (TMS) as an associated partner to Lahmeyer International GmbH (LI), had undertaken an investigation to assess the technical and economic justification of the planned transmission system expansion, which encompasses the following services:

Brief Assessment of Power Sector in Nepal
Review and update of existing Power systems
Review of the line route survey

a. Map Study

b. Walkover Survey (Baseline Survey)

Preliminary survey of new substation areas
Feasibility study and conceptualizing its design document.

Transmission Line Concept
Standard Design Criteria
Factors of safety
Drawing of defined structures and documents
Tower outline silhouette (Drawings)
Substation Design
Verification of the suitability of the proposed site
Electro-mechanical works, including protection and control
Communications and SCADA
Civil, structural, and architectural works

Surveys and Investigations

a. Line route and substation site Survey

b. Geotechnical Investigations

c. Soil investigations

Training Requirement Analysis
Cost estimate, Economic and Financial analysis
Develop an Impact Assessment in the context of macro-economic, socio-economic, and economic conditions.
Environmental Safeguards

a. Environment Study

b. Support the scoping process, including developing the proposed TOR for ESIA.

c. Environment Management Action Plan

d. Review of IEE of 220kv Trishuli Chilime Transmission Line Social Safeguards

Social Safeguards

a. Social Studies

b. ESIA Prediction

c. Resettlement Action Plan(RAP)

d. Social Management Action Plan

Consulting Services for the Feasibility study for new transmission facilities in Trishuli 3B Hub and Chilime Hub 220/132/33 kV substations and 220 kV overhead line (26.5 KM Length) - KFW