FACTS & FIGURES OF NEPALESE HYDRO
ECONOMIC FEASIBLE HYDROPOWER CAPACITY: ~ 42 GW
Total Installed Capacity: ~ 900 MW
NEA: 477 MW, 18 major HPPs
IPPs: 430 MW, 57 HPPs
UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH PPA AND FINANCIAL CLOSURE: ~ 3000 MW
NEA: 326 MW, 6 HPPs
IPPs: 1970 MW, 99 HPPs
UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH PPA AND WITHOUT FINANCIAL CLOSURE: 666 MW
IPPs: 666 MW, 39 HPPs
PLANNED & PROPOSED HYDROPOWER PROJECTS: ~ 7620 MW
NEA: 2178 MW, 9 HPPs
IPPs: 5439 MW, 56 HPPs
UPCOMING HYDROPOWER PROJECTS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED
WITHIN 2-3 YEARS
NEA is developing some Projects such as Chameliya HEP 30 MW and Kulekhani III 14 MW
and are expected to be completed within this year 2017; Upper Trishuli A 60 MW, Upper
Trishuli 3B 42 MW, Rahughat HEP 40 MW and Tanahu Storage Project 140 MW are also in
construction phase.
Besides, there are 99 Hydropower Projects of IPPs with an installed capacity of 1970 MW
which have concluded Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NEA as well as the Financial
Closure have been concluded and the projects are under construction. The detailed Projects’
list is given in table 1 below.
Table 1: IPPs’ Hydropower Projects with Financial Closure- Under Construction
Installed
S.N
Developers Projects Capacity
.
[kW]
Lower
1 Sunkoshi Hydro Power Co. Pvt. Ltd. Indrawati 4500
Khola
2 Eastern Hydropower (P.) Ltd. Pikhuwa Khola 5000
Upper
3 Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Ltd. 456000
Tamakoshi
4 Shibani Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd. Phawa Khola 4950
5 Nama Buddha hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Tinau Khola 990
6 Garjang Upatyaka Hydropower (P.) Ltd. Chake Khola 2830
7 Suryakunda Hydroelectric Pvt. Ltd. Upper Tadi 11000
8 Mai Valley Hydropower Private Limited Upper Mai C 5100
9 Himalayan Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Namarjun Madi 11800
10 Sikles Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Madkyu Khola 13000
11 Jumdi Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Jumdi Khola 1750
12 Barahi Hydropower Pvt.ltd Theule Khola 1500
13 Hira Ratna Hydropower P.ltd Tadi Khola 5000
Upper Mailung
14 Energy Engineering Pvt.ltd 6420
A
15 Teleye Samyak Hydropower Company Pvt. Dhansi Khola 955
Ltd.
16 Greenlife Energy Pvt. Ltd. Khani khola-1 25000
17 Himalayan Urja Bikas Co. Pvt. Ltd. Upper Khimti 12000
18 Mount Kailash Energy Pvt. Ltd. Thapa Khola 11200
19 Green Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Likhu-IV 52400
20 Robust Energy Ltd. Mistri Khola 42000
21 Manang Trade Link Pvt. Ltd. Lower Modi 20000
22 Sanjen Hydropower Co.Limited Upper Sanjen 14800
Middle
23 Middle Bhotekoshi Jalbidhyut Company Ltd. 102000
Bhotekoshi
24 Chilime Hydro Power Company Ltd. Rasuwagadhi 111000
25 Water and Energy Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Badi Gad 6600
26 Sanjen Hydropower Company Limited Sanjen 42500
27 Gelun Hydropower Co.Pvt.Ltd Gelun 3200
28 Dronanchal Hydropower Co.Pvt.Ltd Dhunge-Jiri 600
29 Mandakini Hydropower Limited Sardi Khola 4000
30 Dibyaswari Hydropower Limited Sabha Khola 4000
31 Dariyal Small Hydropower Pvt.Ltd Upper Belkhu 750
32 Himalayan Power Partner Pvt. Ltd. Dordi Khola 27000
Khani
33 Sasha Engingeering Hydropower (P). Ltd Khola(Dolakha 30000
)
34 Arun Kabeli Power Ltd. Kabeli B-1 25000
35 Rising Hydropower Compnay Ltd. Selang Khola 990
36 Liberty Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Upper Dordi A 25000
37 Hydro Innovation Pvt. Ltd. Tinekhu Khola 990
Salankhu
38 Salankhu Khola Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. 2500
Khola
39 Moonlight Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Balephi A 10600
40 Sanvi Energy pvt. Ltd. Jogmai 7600
41 Middle Modi Hydropower Ltd. Middle Modi 15100
Khorunga
42 Reliable Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd. 4800
Khola
Upper Parajuli
43 Rara Hydropower Development Co. Pvt. Ltd. 2150
Khola
44 Lohore Khola Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd. Lohore Khola 4200
45 Dudhkoshi Power Company Pvt. Ltd. Rawa Khola 6500
46 Universal Power Company Ltd. Lower Khare 11000
47 Mandu Hydropower Company Pvt.Ltd Bagmati Khola 20000
48 Madhya Midim Jalbidhyut Company P. Ltd. Middle Midim 3100
49 Volcano Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Teliya Khola 996
50 Union Hydropower Pvt Ltd. Midim Karapu 3000
Bidhyabasini Hydropower Development Co.
51 Rudi Khola A 8800
(P.) Ltd.
Mai sana
52 Himal Dolkha Hydropower Company Ltd. 8000
Cascade
53 Molung Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd. Molung Khola 7000
Phalankhu
54 Betrawoti Hydropower Company (P).Ltd 13700
Khola
55 Himalayan Urja Bikas Co. Pvt. Ltd. Upper Khimti II 7000
56 Salmanidevi Hydropower (P). Ltd Kapadi Gad 3330
57 Dovan Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd. Junbesi Khola 5200
Ghalemdi Hydro Limited (Previously, Cemat Ghalemdi
58 4000
Power Dev Company (P). Ltd.) Khola
59 Bhugol Energy Dev Compay (P). Ltd Dwari Khola 3750
60 Tallo Midim Jalbidhut Company Pvt. Ltd. Lower Midim 996
Rairang Hydropower Development Company
61 Iwa Khola 9900
Ltd.
62 Tangchhar Hydro Pvt. Ltd Tangchhar 2200
63 Abiral Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd. Upper Khadam 990
64 Manakamana Engineering Hydropower Pvt. Ghatte Khola 5000
Ltd.
65 Essel-Clean Solu Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Lower Solu 82000
66 Consortium Power Developers Pvt. Ltd. Khare Khola 24100
67 Upper Solu Hydroelectric Company Pvt. Ltd Solu Khola 23500
68 Singati Hydro Energy Pvt. Ltd. Singati Khola 16000
69 Idi Hydropower Co. P. Ltd. Idi Khola 975
70 Puwa Khola-1 Hydropower P. Ltd. Puwa Khola -1 4000
Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydro Power Co. Pvt.
71 Lower Tadi 4993
Ltd.
Tallo Hewa
72 Mountain Hydro Nepal Pvt. Ltd. 21600
Khola
73 Dordi Khola Jal Bidyut Company Ltd. Dordi-1 Khola 10300
74 River Falls Hydropower Development Pvt. Ltd. Down Piluwa 9500
Jeuligad Small
75 Rangoon Khola Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Hydropower 996
Project
Super Dordi
76 Peoples' Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd. 49600
'Kha'
77 Research and Development Group Pvt. Ltd. Rupse Khola 4000
78 Nyadi Hydropower Limited Nyadi 30000
79 Kabeli Energy Limited Kabeli-A 37600
Upper Hewa
80 Upper Hewa Khola Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd. 8500
Khola Small
81 Suri Khola Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Suri Khola 6400
82 Shiva Shree Hydropower (P.) Ltd. Upper Chaku A 22200
Upper Piluwa
83 Menchhiyam Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. 4720
Khola 2
United Idi Mardi and R.B. Hydropower Pvt.
84 Upper Mardi 7000
Ltd.
85 Richet Jalbidhyut Company Pvt. Ltd. Richet Khola 4980
86 Chauri Hydropower (P.) Ltd. Chauri Khola 5000
87 Rapti Hydro and General Construction Pvt. Rukumgad 5000
Ltd.
Bidhyabasini Hydropower Development Co.
88 Rudi Khola B 6600
(P.) Ltd.
Solu Khola
89 Hydro Venture Private Limited 86000
(Dudhkoshi)
Lower Chhote
90 Pashupati Environmental Power Co. Pvt. Ltd. 997
Khola
91 Numbur Himalaya Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Likhu Khola A 24200
92 Kalanga Hydro Pvt. Ltd. Kalangagad 15330
Upper
93 Sanigad Hydro Pvt. Ltd. 38460
Kalangagad
Upper Balephi
94 Huaning Development Pvt. Ltd. 36000
A
95 Maya Khola Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd. Maya Khola 14900
Langtang
96 Multi Energy Development Pvt. Ltd. 10000
Khola
97 Paan Himalaya Energy Private Limited Likhu-1 51400
98 Global Hydropower Associate Pvt. Ltd. Likhu-2 33400
Upper Naugad
99 Api Power Company Pvt. Ltd. 8000
Gad
1971488.0
Source: NEA
UPCOMING PPA CONCLUDED HYDROPOWER PROJECTS WITHOUT
FINANCIAL CLOSURE
There are 39 Hydropower Projects of IPPs with installed capacity of 666 MW which have
concluded the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NEA. However, the Financial Closure
still needs to be concluded; Moreover, some of the following Projects are in different phase
of construction. The detailed Projects’ list is given in table 2 below.
Table 2: Upcoming PPA Concluded Hydropower Projects without FC
S.N Developers Projects Installed
. Capacity
[kW]
Narayani
1 TMB Energietechnik Shankar 600
Biomass
2 Balephi Jalbidhyut Co. Ltd. Balephi 23520
Upper Ingwa
3 Ingwa Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd 9700
khola
4 Molnia Power Ltd. Upper Mailun 14300
Jywala Sajhedari Hydropower Company
5 Tame Khola 1250
Pvt. Ltd.
6 Beni Hydropower Project Pvt. Ltd. Upper Solu 18000
Deurali Bahuudesiya Sahakari Sanstha
7 Midim Khola 100
Ltd.
Ludee Hydropower Development Co.
8 Ludee Khola 750
Pvt.Ltd
9 Rasuwa Hydropower Pvt. Ltd Phalanku Khola 5000
10 Dipsabha Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Sabha Khola A 8300
11 Hydro Empire Pvt. Ltd. Upper Myagdi 20000
Chandeshwori Mahadev Khola MH. Co.
12 Chulepu Khola 8520
Pvt. Ltd.
13 Sanigad Hydro Pvt. Ltd. Upper Sanigad 10700
Darbang-
14 Dhaulagiri Kalika Hydro Pvt. Ltd. 25000
Myagdi
Upper Syange
15 Upper Syange Hydropower P. Ltd. 2400
Khola
16 Peoples Hydro Co-operative Ltd. Khimti-2 48800
Upper Daraudi-
17 Diamond Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. 10000
1
18 Makari Gad Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Makarigad 10000
Bijayapur 2
19 Civil Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. 4500
Khola Small
20 Yambling Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Yambling Khola 7270
21 United Modi Hydropwer Ltd. Lower Modi 2 10500
22 Syauri Bhumey Microhydro Project Syauri Bhumey 23
23 Leguwa Khola Laghu Jalbidhyut Leguwa Khola 40
Sahakari Sastha Ltd.
24 Salasungi Power Limited Sanjen Khola 78000
25 Sano Milti Khola Hydropower Ltd. Sano Milti 3000
26 Ankhu Hydropower (P.) Ltd. Ankhu Khola 34000
27 Myagdi Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Ghar Khola 8300
28 Siddhakali Power Limited Trishuli Galchi 75000
29 Him River Power Pvt. Ltd. Liping Khola 16260
30 Chirkhwa Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Upper Chirkhwa 4700
31 Energy Venture Pvt. Ltd. Upper Lapche 52000
32 Rawa Energy Development Pvt. Ltd. Upper Rawa 2800
33 Sindhujwala Hydropower Ltd. Upper Nyasem 41400
34 Samling Power Company Pvt. Ltd. Mai Beni 9008
35 Terhathum Power Company Pvt. Ltd. Upper Khorunga 7500
36 Taksar-Pikhuwa Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. Taksar Pikhuwa 8000
Swet-Ganga Hydropower and
37 Lower Likhu 28100
Construction Ltd.
38 Tamor Sanima Energy Pvt. Ltd. Middle Tamor 52100
39 Daram Khola Hydro Energy Ltd. Daram Khola 7300
666741.0
Source: NEA
PLANNED & PROPOSED HYDROPOWER PROJECTS: ~ 7680 MW
NEA has planned and proposed the following Hydropower Projects with installed capacity of 2177.2
MW:
Upper Arun HEP 335 MW
Upper Modi A and Upper Modi: 42+18.2 MW
Dudhkoshi Storage HEP: 640 MW
Tamor Storage HEP: 530 MW
Uttar Ganga Storage HEP: 300 MW
Tamakoshi V HEP: 87 MW
Upper Bheri HEP: 85 MW
Chainpur Seti HEP: 140 MW
Source: NEA
Besides, Department of Electricity Development has received application for Generation License from
56 IPPs with installed capacity of 5439.5 MW which are presented in table 3:
Table 3: Applied for Generation License
Capacity
S No Project Promoter Remarks
[MW]
1 Balephi 50.000 Balephi Jalbidhut Company Ltd
2 Super Madi 44.000 Himal Hydro and General Construction Ltd.
Mewa Khola
3 Hydropower 50.000 United Mewa Khola Hydropower Pvt Ltd
project
Upper
4 600.000 Himtal Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd
Marsyangdi -2
5 Upper Tamor 415.000 Tamor Sanima Energy P. Ltd
Upper Chauri Himalayan Water Resources & Energy
6 6.000
Khola Development Co. P. Ltd
Tamakoshi-3
7 650.000 S. N. Power Holding Singapur P. Ltd.
TA-3
8 Upper Piluwa 10.000 Upper PiluwaKhola Hydropower Company
Middle
9 40.000 Tara Energy Pvt. Ltd
Bhotekoshi -1
Survey Lic No: 302
10 Middle Tamor 57.000 Tamor Sanima Energy Pvt. Ltd
Date: 2064-11-02
Survey Lic No: 354
11 Taman Khola 4.850 Taman Khola Hydro Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 2065-03-02
Upper Survey Lic No: 358
12 48.500 Tudi Power Company Pvt.Ltd
Rahughat Date: 2065-03-05
Manang Manang Marsyangdi Hydropower Company Survey Lic No: 363
13 282.000
Marsyangdi Pvt.Ltd. Date: 2065-03-19
Upper Gaddi Survey Lic No: 360
14 1.550 Shaileshwari Power Nepal
Gad Date: 2065-03-17
Survey Lic No: 359
15 Upper Khudi 26.000 Gyanendra Lal Pradhan
Date: 2065-03-15
Budhi Gandaki Survey Lic No: 367
16 260.000 Naulo Nepal Hydroelectric Pvt.Ltd
Kha Date: 2065-03-24
Budhi Gandaki Survey Lic No: 366
17 130.000 Naulo Nepal Hydroelectric Pvt.Ltd
Ka Date: 2065-03-24
Survey Lic No: 374
18 Nyam Nyam 6.000 Nyam Nyam HydroPower Company Pvt.Ltd.
Date: 2065-03-30
Upper Survey Lic No: 376
19 138.000 Upper Marsyangdi Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd.
Marsyangdi 1 Date: 2065-04-15
Survey Lic No: 383
20 Nisi Khola 3.500 Dhorpatan Jal Bidhyut Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 2065-04-28
Survey Lic No: 393
21 Nilgiri Khola 38.000 Nilgiri Khola Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 2065-05-06
Marsyangdi Survey Lic No: 420
22 50.000 Divyajyoti Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.
Besi Date: 2065-06-30
Capacity
S No Project Promoter Remarks
[MW]
Middle Survey Lic No: 422
23 3.400 Lama Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.
Sunkoshi Date: 2065-06-30
Kaligandaki Survey Lic No: 456
24 72.500 Tradelink Global P. Ltd
Upper Date: 2065-09-18
Tila-1 Survey Lic No:
25 Hydropower 440.000 S C Power Company P Ltd 065/66 BUS 492
Project Date: 2065-12-20
Tila-2 Survey Lic No:
26 Hydropower 420.000 S C Power Company Pvt Ltd 065/66 BUS 493
Project Date: 2065-12-20
Istul Khola Survey Lic No: 595
27 1.506 Amar Jyoti Hydropower Pvt Ltd
HPP Date: 2067-11-30
Survey Lic No:
Lower Manang
28 140.000 Butawal Power Company 065/66 BUS 504
Marsyangdi
Date: 2066-02-11
Survey Lic No:
29 Seti Khola HPP 3.500 Parbat Paiyu Khola Hydropower Company 065/66 BUS 0513
Date: 2066-03-30
Middle Tara Survey Lic No: 634
30 1.700 Pahadi Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd.
Khola SHP Date: 2069-04-32
Upper
Survey Lic No: 582
31 Chirkuwa 5.000 Chirkhuwa Hydropower Company Pvt td
Date: 2067-06-11
Khola
Survey Lic No:
32 Lapche Khola 160.000 Nasa Hydropower Company P Ltd 066/67 BUS 521
Date: 2066-06-26
Survey Lic No:
33 Super Trishuli 100.000 Blue Energy Pvt. Ltd 066/67 BUS 532
Date: 2066-08-26
Lower Survey Lic No: 534
34 4.060 Chirkhuwa Hydropowerr Pvt. Ltd.
Chirkhuwa Date: 2066-08-25
Survey Lic No: 646
Rudi Khola-B Date: 2069-09-26
Bindhyabasini Hydropower Development Co. Pvt
35 Hydropower 6.600 difference in co
Ltd
Project ordinate compared
to survey license
Survey Lic No: 618
Date: 2068-11-12
generation
36 Rele Khola 6.000 Hym Consult application with
held with the
decision of date
2073/03/09
Rasuwa Survey Lic No: 577
37 120.000 Langtang Bhotekosi Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd
Bhotekoshi Date: 2067-04-27
Saptang Khola Survey Lic No: 596
38 2.500 Saptang Hydropower Pvt Ltd
HPP Date: 2067-12-07
Dudhkoshi-2
Survey Lic No: 548
39 (Jaleswar) 240.000 Dudhkoshi Hydropower Pvt Ltd
Date: 2067-01-16
HPP
Capacity
S No Project Promoter Remarks
[MW]
Dudhkoshi-
Survey Lic No: 549
40 4(Taksindu) 350.000 KVR India Infra Vidyut Ventures Private Limited
Date: 2067-01-16
HPP
Upper Trishui-2 Survey Lic No: 555
41 102.000 Hydrochina Corporation
HPP Date: 2067-02-12
Survey Lic No: 579
42 Tamakoshi-V 87.000 Nepal Electricity Authority
Date: 2067-05-18
Lankhuwa Survey Lic No: 664
43 5.000 Sabhapokhri Hydropower Pvt Ltd
Khola Date: 2070-03-13
Lower Selang Survey Lic No: 632
44 1.475 Sewa Hydrolink Company
Khola Date: 2069-03-28
Survey Lic No: 638
45 Rawa Khola 3.000 Rawa Energy Development Pvt Ltd
Date: 2069-05-21
Middle Trishuli Survey Lic No: 578
46 65.000 Perfect Energy Developmnet Pvt. Ltd, KTM,
Ganga nadi Date: 2067-05-07
Chameliya Survey Lic No: 296
47 85.000 West Star Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd.,
(Chhetigad) Date: 2064-09-09
Upper Syange Survey Lic No: 612
48 2.400 Upper Syange Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.
Khola SHP Date: 2068-07-30
Sabha Khola-B Survey Lic No: 617
49 9.860 Pokhari Hydropower Co. P Ltd
HPP Date: 2068-10-15
Lower Modi-II Survey Lic No: 662
50 10.500 United Modi Hydropower Pvt Ltd
Cascade HPP Date: 2070-02-22
Padam Khola Survey Lic No: 684
51 4.800 Dolti Power Company P. Ltd
SHP Date: 2071-05-29
Richet Khola Survey Lic No: 689
52 5.000 Richet Jalbidhyut Company Pvt. Ltd.
SHP Date: 2071-09-13
Buku-Kapati
Survey Lic No: 687
53 Hydropower 5.000 Him Star Urja Company Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 2071-09-01
Project
Super Nyadi
Survey Lic No: 693
54 Hydropower 40.270 Nyadi Group Ltd
Date: 2071-10-04
Project
Super Mai
Survey Lic No: 691
55 Hydropower 7.800 Supermai Hydropower Pvt.Ltd.
Date: 2071-09-29
Project
Upper Modi
Survey Lic No: 674
56 HPP cascade 18.200 Nepal Electricity Authority
Date: 2070-11-05
project
Source: DOED
