Gwh/yr

Energy Generation

11MW

Installed Capacity

About

The Lower Khare Khola Hydropower Project is an 11 MW run-of-river project located in Dolakha District of Bagmati Province, Nepal. It is developed by Universal Power Company Ltd, a subsidiary of CEDB Hydro Fund. The project harnesses the flow of the Khare Khola, a tributary of the Sunkoshi River, with a design discharge of 10.1 m³/s at Q₄₀% and a gross head of 140.5 m. Construction began around 2016 and the plant was commissioned around 2022, with trial operations beginning in the fiscal year 2076 BS (2019). The project consists of a surface powerhouse with two Francis turbines, generating approximately 62.7 GWh annually. Key infrastructure includes a 3,349 m-long steel penstock, an 18 m-long weir, and a desander structure measuring 68.5 × 8.5 × 5.5 m. Power is evacuated via a 5.3 km long 132 kV transmission line connected to the Singati Substation. The project is ISO 9001:2015 certified, with a total cost of approximately NPR 2.04 billion (~US$15 million). It operates under a generation license valid from 2069 to 2105 BS and has a signed Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NEA. CEDB Hydro Fund, the parent company, holds an 88% stake, exemplifying a private independent power producer (IPP) model.

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