Upper Khorunga Hydropower Station

Upper Khorunga Hydropower Station (Nepali: माथिल्लो खोरुगां जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Terhathum District of Nepal. The flow from Khoranga River is used to generate 7.5 MW electricity.

Upper Khorunga HPP Hydropower Station
Upper Khorunga Hydropower Station is located in Nepal
Upper Khorunga Hydropower Station
Location of Upper Khorunga HPP Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameUpper Khorunga HPP Hydropower Project
CountryNepal
LocationTerhathum District
Coordinates27°11′48″N 87°32′30″E
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Terhathum Power Company Pvt. Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsKhoranga River
Commission date2076-11-17 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Installed capacity7.5 MW

The plant is owned and developed by Terhathum Power Company Pvt. Ltd., an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2076-11-17BS. The generation licence will expire in 2106-11-06 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [1] The power station is connected to the national grid at Jirikhimti Bazar and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[2][3]

Finance

Machhapuchhre Bank leading the consortium of Nepal Bangladesh Bank and Janata Bank Nepal financed NPR 1 billion in the project with a debt-equity ratio of 73%-27%. [4]

See also

References

  1. "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  2. Annual Report 2019/2057. Nepal Electricity Authority.
  3. RSS. "First privately-run hydroelectric plant starts operation". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. "Banks agree to fund Upper Khorunga". Retrieved 2020-12-08.


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