Overview

The Karnali Province Office of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) contracted the MSIPL–ENPL Joint Venture, led by Mahavir Shree International Pvt. Ltd. with Energetic Nepal Pvt. Ltd., under contract KPO/2078/079-SS-02, signed on 17 May 2023, to build a 33/11 kV, 3 MVA substation at Rakam, Dailekh.

Scope & Deliverables

• Installation of the 3 MVA, 33/11 kV power transformer (supplied by NEA)
• 50 kVA, 33/0.4 kV station transformer
• 33 kV outdoor vacuum circuit breakers
• 12 kV outgoing circuit breakers with control and relay panels
• 33 kV control and relay panels
• Substation automation system (IEC 61850) with integration
• ADSS optical fibre cable and gantry structures

Outcome

NEA certified that the substation was completed on 13 November 2025 and successfully charged on 11 December 2025, with satisfactory performance.