Government of Tibet Autonomous Region provides 50 million Nepali rupee grant for 70 KW Solar Energy Power Station

In November 2014, a development cooperation agreement was signed in November 2014 between the Government of Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China (TAR, PRC) for development focused on livelihood, living standard, healthcare, rural roads etc. This included the construction of a Solar Energy Power Station, located at Lomanthang, in the Mustang District. The 70 KW Solar Energy Power Station Project constructed at Lomanthang was constructed at the cost of around Rs 50 million as per the bilateral agreement signed in 2014. The total capacity of this power project is 70 kilowatts and provides power to 221 households of about 1400 people of the area where other sources of energy are not available. This project was completed on September 11, 2015. However, in 2019, the solar power station stopped functioning when its battery failed to charge due to snowfall and cold weather.

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