Hetauda, Feb. 18 -- The 22-megawatt Bagmati Hydroelectric project in Makwanpur is slated to begin trail production by mid-March, four years after the construction started.

The project said that 99 percent of the civil and electromechanical works of the project have been completed.

The project had initially planned to generate electricity by mid-November last year, but the deadline was postponed due to a delay in installing the penstock pipe. The penstock pipe is a long channel that carries water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the power station.

"Only 7 metres, out of a total 600 metre pipe installation is left, which will take more than a week to complete," said project engineer Shishir Devkota.

The proje...