2. CONTENTS:
Hydropower scenario in Nepal
1.1. Hydel possibilities and capabilities
1.2. Production , demand and supply of Hydel
Existing hydel plants
Proposed hydel plants
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3. 1.1. HYDEL CAPABILITIES AND
POSSIBILITIES
Nepal has more than 6000 rivers.
Bestowed with 2.27% of world water resources we have a
huge Hydropower potential. In terms of MW , potential is
estimated at 83,000MW of which half i.e. 42,000MW is
considered to be technically and economically viable.
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4. 1.2. Production Demand and supplyof
Hydel
Till date has been able to develop only approx. 677.06MW of
hydropower (477.53MW owned NEA and 199.53MW by private sector)
Bulk of economically feasible generation hasn’t been realised yet.
The annual peak demand of Integrated Power System in fiscal year
2013/2014 is estimated to be 1,201MW with 410MW power estimated to
have been shed.
Demand is increased by 9.7% compared to previous fiscal year 13/14.
76.3% of total population has excess to electric power.i.e 2.56 million of
Nepalese have excess to electric power.
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7. PROPSED HYDRO PLANTS
Kulekhani III Hydro plant (14MW)
* Located immediately downstream of
kulekhani II Powerstation.
* Owned by GN and NEA.
* Initial total estimated cost was 2.43billion.
* Project was scheduled to be completed by
December 7, 2011 but the project was
Halted by civil contractor citing various problem.
* project resumed in March 23, 2012.
* Commissiong date 13th September 2014.
* By the end of FY 2013/14 approx. 80% of
construction work has been completed and
is in process of approval.
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8. CONTD…
Chameliya Hydroelectric Project (30MW)
* Was started in 2007 under joint funding of GoN, NEA and Korean loan and was scheduled
to be completed in March 2015.
* located at Darcha district.
* By the end of FY 2013/14 , approx. 94% overall progress has been achieved with total
expense of RS.12 billion.
Rahughat Hydrolectric project (32MW)
* located near Beni of Myagdi district.
* Type:ROR
* Initiated with joint fund of GoN and NEA
with soft loan from Export Import Bank of India.
* commissioning date: 2016
(withsoft loan from India)
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9. Contd…
Upper Trisuli 3A Hydro Project (60MW)
* TYPE: ROR
* Located in Rasuwa and Nuwakot district.
* Construction was initiated in FY 2010/11
financed by a soft loan from China Exim Bank
* The estimated cost is 125,775 Million US$.
* Project has started from 1st june 2011
commissioned till 1st May 2014.
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11. Planned Hydro Development
Hydropower poject Instaled Capacity
(MW)
Type Commissioning date
Arun-II 900 PROR Will take abt. 4 tears
Upper Karnali 900 PROR Will take abt. 3 yrs
Upper Marshyangdi 600 ROR -
Tamakoshi III 650 PROR -
West seti 750 STO 2020
Uper Seti 140 STO 2019
Buchi Gandaki 600 STO -
Lower Arun 400 PROR -
Kabol-A 37 ROR -
Upper Modi-A 47 ROR -
Upper Trisuli-1 216 ROR -
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12. In addition about 1.5 dozens project
of different size are under various
stages of implementation. There is
more than 300MW of project with
different capacities from IIPS that are
under construction….
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