■ Dark City, Nepal Chameliya Nepal, embraced by the Himalayas, the 'roof of the world.' Nepal is popular as a mysterious country for mountaineers and tourists, but it is still one of the world's top 10 poorest countries. Its electricity is also at the lowest level in the world, and blackouts and power outages are commonplace. Most of Nepal's electricity relies on hydroelectric power. The meltwater from the Himalayan glaciers is the source of hydroelectric power, but there is a severe lack of hydroelectric power plants that can produce enough electricity. The reporting team visited Dachula, a remote village 950km northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. We drove for two days on a bumpy, unpaved road. Dachula, which the reporting team met for the first time, is completely dark at night. Most of the houses do not have electricity, and even when there is electricity, it is only a small amount of solar power and very little electricity is used, so they go to bed after the sun goes down to conserve even that. The Dachulha people still use watermills, and instead of a mixer, they cook food by grinding seasonings on a stone plate, and they talk about how electricity is so precious and valuable that watching TV at night is a dream come true... ■ A beautiful record of 8 years, bringing hope to a dark village! In May 2009, Korea began construction of a hydroelectric power plant in a remote village in Nepal. This is because it succeeded in winning the contract for the construction of the Chameliya Hydroelectric Power Plant commissioned by the Nepal Electricity Board. This is the “Chameliya Hydroelectric Power Plant (30 MW) Electrical and Transmission Line Construction Project.” Korea is the first to build an eco-friendly hydroelectric power plant overseas. The process of erecting 400 transmission towers, each 130 km long, at an altitude of over 2,000 meters above sea level was also difficult. The process of having to build a road one by one and transporting materials to the top of the mountain because there were no roads in the mountain village was not easy. After many twists and turns, transmission towers and power plants were built, and now all that remains is a test run. Only when the test run is successful will the 10 years of hard work to produce electricity in remote Nepal bear fruit. Will the test run be successful? And the 'Chameliya Project' has become a bridge connecting Korea and Nepal, as evidenced by the efforts to understand the difficulties of local villagers while living in remote Nepalese villages for 8 years, and the fact that a Korean employee met and married a Nepalese woman. ■ Discovering possibilities in a land of potential! Nepal, which is rich in hydroelectric resources, has a power generation potential of approximately 42,000 MW, but the currently developed hydroelectric resources are only about 420 MW, which is only 1% of the total. Despite the high water resource potential, transmission facilities, lack of technology, and power loss have been pointed out as major problems in the power sector. Nepal currently has dams that have already been built, but they are having difficulties in normal operation due to the lack of facility management and manuals. The Chameliya Hydroelectric Power Plant Project has become the starting point for the energy Korean Wave in Nepal, which has the potential for hydroelectric power generation. Starting with this, it is expected that Korea's advanced technology will be utilized to transfer technology and operational know-how to Nepal's old power plants, which will help in the future power production. ■ Another Korean Wave, 'Energy Korean Wave' The reporting team visited the school district in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. There was a long line of people who wanted to learn Korean from 6 am. This is because Korean language skills are necessary for employment in Korea. For Nepalese youth who have poor electricity conditions and many jobs, Korea is a land of opportunity. They want to learn skills in Korea and then return home to build hope for tomorrow based on those skills. The popularity of the Korean language in Nepal is incredible, as more than 70,000 people took the Korean language test last year. In addition, Korean culture, including K-pop, which is captivating the entire world, is making Nepali youth crazy through the Internet, and Korean culture is becoming a hot issue for young people in Nepal. Based on this Korean Wave craze, the 'Chameliya Project', which came to fruition after 8 years of effort, is creating another Korean Wave that introduces Korea's advanced hydroelectric power generation technology to Nepal. We meet the Korean technicians who have fought loneliness and brought hope to remote villages in Nepal with their sweat for 8 years, and the warm and touching energy Korean Wave report they created. ※ This video is [Monday Project - Beautiful 8 Years, Becoming Energy Korean Wave] that aired on May 22, 2016. Please protect 'public broadcasting' https://me2.do/IMpBJf6Z #Remote village #Electricity #Power plant