Lower Indrawati hydropower project
NHPC has acquired the license for the Lower Indrawati Project (4.5MW) in Ashwin of 2078. Since then the company has undertaken the study of the project. The site survey, feasibility study has completed and proceeded with the environment study for the project. Power Purchase Agreement has also been applied which is a downstream cascade of the Indrawati-III project.
Salient Features:
Project Location |
Melamchi Municipality ,Sindhupalchowk |
Access to Site |
Kathmandu to Melamchi -43.7km via Sankhu,53.3km via Banepa Melamchi to Headworks -4km via Melamchi-Bhotang Road |
Project Type |
Run-of-River (Cascade) |
Installed Capacity |
4.5MW |
Annual energy generation |
27GWh |
Design discharge |
14.30m3/s |
Gross Head |
33.85m |
Headrace tunnel |
3150m |
Power Evacuation |
66kV PI connection (loop in loop out )to existing 66kV line of Indrawati-III HEP |
Phase of Project |
Survey |