Kathmandu, Feb. 17 -- The much awaited Kulekhani-3 Hydropower Project has again missed its completion deadline of January 2019 due to the dillydallying by a Chinese contractor hired for the job. This is not the first time that the 14MW power project has missed the completion deadline which was revised multiple times due to the slow progress of Jheijian Jialin Company-hired for the hydro and electro mechanical works.

The project's completion deadline has been extended six times since construction began in April 2008. It was originally scheduled to be finished by 2012.

Although Sino Hydro-another Chinese contractor hired for the civil work-has completed its job, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) owned project failed to start the trail...