Hydro - Powers

Power Projects in Nepal 2007/08

A. Existing Hydro Projects:

I. Major Hydro projects:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Kali Gandaki "A"
  • 144000
  • 2
  • Marsyangdi
  • 69000
  • 3
  • Kulekhani No. 1
  • 60000
  • 4
  • Kulekhani No. 2
  • 32000
  • 5
  • Trisuli
  • 24000
  • 6
  • Gandaki
  • 15000
  • 7
  • Modi Khola
  • 14800
  • 8
  • Devighat
  • 14100
  • 9
  • Sunkosi
  • 10050
  • 10
  • Puwa Khola
  • 6200
  • Total
  • 389150

II. Small Hydro Projects

a. Grid Connected

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Chatara
  • 3,200
  • 2
  • Panauti
  • 2,400
  • 3
  • Tatopani (Myagdi) (I + II)
  • 2,000
  • 4
  • Seti (Pokhara)
  • 1,500
  • 5
  • Phewa (Pokhara)
  • 1,000
  • 6
  • Tinau (Butwal)
  • 1,024
  • 7
  • Sundarijal
  • 640
  • 8
  • Pharping***
  • 500
  • 9
  • Jomsom **
  • 240
  • 10
  • Baglung
  • 200
  •  
  • Total
  • 12704

b. Isolated

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Heldung (Humla)
  • 500
  • 2
  • Kalikot
  • 500
  • 3
  • Accham
  • 400
  • 4
  • Jhupra (Surkhet)***
  • 345
  • 5
  • Darchula I and II **
  • 300
  • 6
  • Khandbari**
  • 250
  • 7
  • Bhojpur**
  • 250
  • 8
  • Dhankuta***
  • 240
  • 9
  • Phidim**
  • 240
  • 10
  • Doti
  • 200
  • 11
  • Jumla**
  • 200
  • 12
  • Syarpudaha (Rukum) **
  • 200
  • 13
  • Bajura
  • 200
  • 14
  • Bajhang**
  • 200
  • 15
  • Surnaiyagad (Baitadi)
  • 200
  • 16
  • Dolpa
  • 200
  • 17
  • Chaurjhari (Rukum) **
  • 150
  • 18
  • Ramechhap
  • 150
  • 19
  • Aarughat (Gorkha)
  • 150
  • 20
  • Taplejung **
  • 125
  • 21
  • Okhaldhunga **
  • 125
  • 22
  • Terhathum**
  • 100
  • 23
  • Rupalgad(Dadeldhura)
  • 100
  • 24
  • Syangja***
  • 80
  • 25
  • Manang
  • 80
  • 26
  • Gorkhe (Ilam)***
  • 64
  • 27
  • Helambu
  • 50
  • 28
  • Chame
  • 45
  • 29
  • Dhading
  • 32
  • Total
  • 5676

III. Private Sector Hydro Projects:

a. Existing (Isolated)

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Namche (KBC)
  • 600
  • 1
  • Salleri (SCECO)
  • 400
  • Total
  • 1000

b. Independent Power producers (IPPs) connected to INPs:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Khimtikhola (HPL)
  • 60,000
  • 2
  • Bhotekoshi (BKPC)
  • 36,000
  • 3
  • Chilime (CPC)
  • 20,000
  • 4
  • Jhimruk (BPC)
  • 12,000
  • 5
  • Indrawati III (NHPC)
  • 7,500
  • 6
  • Andhikhola (BPC)
  • 5,100
  • 7
  • Khudi Khola (Khudi HP)
  • 3,450
  • 8
  • Piluwa Khola (AVHP)
  • 3,000
  • 9
  • Sunkoshi Small (SHP)
  • 2,500
  • 10
  • Thoppal Khola (THP)
  • 1,650
  • 11
  • Chaku Khola (APCo)
  • 1,500
  • 12
  • Pheme Khola (KHP)
  • 995
  • 13
  • Baramchi (UH)
  • 980
  • 14
  • Sisne Khola (GBHP)
  • 750
  • 15
  • Rairang (RHPD)
  • 500
  • 16
  • Salinadi (KSHPS)
  • 232
  • 17
  • Sange Khola (SHP)
  • 183
  • Total
  • 156340

B. Hydro Projects in Under Construction:

a. Major Hydro Projects:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Upper Tamakoshi
  • 309,000
  • 2
  • Middle Marsyangdi
  • 70,000
  • 3
  • Chamelia
  • 30,000
  • 4
  • Kulekhani No 3
  • 14,000
  • 5
  • Gamgadhi
  • 400
  • Total
  • 423400

b. Independent Power producers (IPPs)

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Lower Indrawati (SHP)
  • 4,500
  • 2
  • Mardi Khola (GHP)
  • 3,100
  • 3
  • Ridi Khola (RHPD)
  • 2,400
  • 4
  • Pati Khola (UHP)
  • 996
  • 5
  • Upper Handi Khola (CPDS)
  • 991
  • 6
  • Seti -2 (THP), Kaski
  • 979
  • Total
  • 12966

C. Hydro Projects in Preliminary Works in Progress:

a. NEA Joint Venture under Public Private Partnership Program:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Upper Karnali
  • 300,000
  • Total
  • 300,000

b. Private Sector Hydro Projects:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Upper Modi (GITEC)
  • 14,000
  • 2
  • Madi-I (AGPLtd.)
  • 10,000
  • 3
  • Mailung Khola (MKPC)
  • 5,000
  • 4
  • Daram Khola (GHP)
  • 5,000
  • 5
  • Lower Nyadi (BHP)
  • 4,500
  • 6
  • Upper Mai Khola (ENDE)
  • 3,100
  • 7
  • Mai Khola (HDHC), Ilam
  • 2,400
  • 8
  • Hewa Khola (Barun HPD)
  • 2,400
  • 9
  • Fawa Khola (SHC), Taplejung
  • 2,079
  • 10
  • Lower Chaku Khola (LBPN)
  • 1,765
  • 11
  • Siuri Khola (NGPL)
  • 990
  • 12
  • Lower Piluwa Khola (Baneshwor HP
  • 990
  • 13
  • Tinaukhola Small (Namabuddha HP)
  • 990
  • 14
  • Tadikhola (Adishakti Power)
  • 970
  • 15
  • Narayani Shankar Biomass (TMB)
  • 500
  • 16
  • Belkhu Khola (MFIC), Dhading
  • 320
  • Total
  • 55,004

D. Hydro Projects in Planned and Proposed:

a. Major Hydro Projects:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Budhi Gandaki
  • 600,000
  • 2
  • Upper Seti (Storage)
  • 128,000
  • 3
  • Seti Trishuli (Storage)
  • 128,000
  • 4
  • Upper Trisuli 3 'A'
  • 60,000
  • 5
  • Upper Modi ‘A’
  • 42,000
  • 6
  • Upper Trisuli 3 'B'
  • 37,000
  • 7
  • Rahughat Khola
  • 30,000
  • Total
  • 10,25,000

b. Private Sector Hydro Projects:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Seti (West)
  • 750,000
  • 2
  • Arun-3
  • 402,000
  • 3
  • Upper Marsyangdi "A"
  • 121,000
  • 4
  • Likhu - 4
  • 120,000
  • 5
  • Kabeli 'A'
  • 30,000
  • 6
  • Khimti II
  • 27,000
  • 7
  • Balefi
  • 20,000
  • 8
  • Upper Modi
  • 14,000
  • 9
  • Madi-I (AGPLtd.)
  • 10,000
  • 10
  • Daram Khola (GHP)
  • 5,000
  • 11
  • Mailung
  • 5,000
  • 12
  • Lower Indrawati (SHP)
  • 4,500
  • 13
  • Lower Nyadi (BHP)
  • 4,500
  • 14
  • Fawa Khola (SHC), Taplejung
  • 2,079
  • Total
  • 1,515,079

iv) Diesel Power Stations:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Duhabi Multifuel
  • 39,000
  • 2
  • Hetauda
  • 14,410
  • Total
  • 53410

v) Solar Power Stations:

  • S.N.
  • Hydro Projects
  • Installed Capacity (kW)
  • 1
  • Simikot
  • 50
  • 2
  • Gamgadhi
  • 50
  • Total
  • 100

Projects under consideration
- Chisapani (Karnali) : 10,800 MW, Multipurpose
- Sapta Koshi, 3,300 MW, High dam, multipurpose
- Sun Koshi, Storage-cum-diversion
- Pancheshwar, 5,600 MW, High-dam, multipurpose
- Budhi Gandaki, 600 MW, High dam, Bid
- West Seti, 750 MW
- Upper Karnali, 480 MW, IPP India Bid
- Arun III, 403 MW , IPP India, Bid



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