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Largest hydropower plants in Nepal

189 hydro records for Nepal carry a capacity figure: 31.4 GW in total, 3.2 GW of it operating across 60 records. Operating and announced are ranked separately. Every row links to its record and its public source; the country as a whole is on the Nepal market page.

Largest operating hydropower plants in Nepal

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)456 MWOperational
2Kali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal144 MWOperational
3Kaligandaki A hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)144 MWOperational
4Rasuwagadhi hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)111 MWOperational
5Madhya Bhotekoshi hydroelectric plantNepal Araniko Hydropower Co Ltd102 MWOperational
6Solu Khola hydroelectric plantSahas Urja LTD (SUL)86 MWOperational
7Lower Solu hydroelectric plantTriveni Group82 MWOperational
8Sanjen Khola hydroelectric plantChina Harbour Engineering Co Ltd78 MWOperational
9Likhu 1 hydroelectric plantMV Dugar Group77 MWOperational
10Middle Tamor hydroelectric plantSanima Hydropower73 MWOperational
11Nilgiri Khola 2 hydroelectric plantNilgiri Khola Hydropower Co71 MWOperational
12Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal70 MWOperational
13Madhya Marsyangdi hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)70 MWOperational
14Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal69 MWOperational
15Marsyangd hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)69 MWOperational
16Kulekhani-I Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal60 MWOperational
17Khimti I hydroelectric plantButwal Power Co Ltd60 MWOperational
18Kulekhani I hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)60 MWOperational
19Upper Trishuli 3A hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)60 MWOperational
20Likhu 2 hydroelectric plant55 MWOperational
21Super Dordi hydroelectric plantPeoples Hydropower Co Ltd54 MWOperational
22Lilkhu 4 HEP52 MWOperational
23Likhu 4 hydroelectric plantBhilwara Energy Ltd52 MWOperational
24Likhu Khola A hydroelectric plantNumbur Himalaya Hydropower Ltd51 MWOperational
25Upper Marsyangdi A hydroelectric plantSino Hydro Sagarmatha Power50 MWOperational
26Upper Rahughat hydroelectric plantTundi Power CO Pvt Ltd48 MWOperational
27Bhote Koshi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal45 MWOperational
28Upper Bhote Koshi hydroelectric plantMontgomery Watson Harza45 MWOperational
29Super Madi hydroelectric plantCG Energy Infrastructure44 MWOperational
30Sanjen hydroelectric plantChilime Hydropower CO LTD (CHPCL)43 MWOperational

Watch Nepal hydro. One email when a project on this ranking moves stage, is corrected, or a larger one is added.

Under construction or announced

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Sapta Koshi High Dam hydroelectric plantCentral Water Commission Government of India3,000 MWDevelopment
2Khimti Shivalaya Storage hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)1,216 MWConcept
3Budhi Gandaki hydroelectric plantNepal Energy Ministry1,200 MWDevelopment
4Upper Arun hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)1,061 MWDevelopment
5Arun 3 hydroelectric plantSatluj Jal Vidyut Nigam LTD (SJVN)900 MWConstruction
6Upper Karnali hydroelectric plantGrandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR)900 MWConcept
7Uttar Ganga hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)828 MWDevelopment
8Tamor Storage hydroelectric plantHydroelectricity Investment and Development CO LTD (HIDCL)756 MWConcept
9West Seti hydroelectric plantChina Three Gorges CORP (CTG)750 MWConcept
10Lower Arun hydroelectric plantSatluj Jal Vidyut Nigam LTD (SJVN)679 MWConcept
11Humla Karnali Cascade hydroelectric plant675 MWConcept
12Kali Gandaki B hydroelectric plant650 MWConcept
13Kaligandaki Storage hydroelectric plantGovernment of Nepal640 MWConcept
14Dudhkoshi hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)600 MWDevelopment
15Upper Marsyangdi 2 hydroelectric plantGrandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR)600 MWDevelopment
16Arun 4 hydroelectric plantNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)490 MWConcept
17Phukot Karnali hydroelectric plantVidhyut Utpadan CO LTD (VUCL)480 MWDevelopment
18Kimathanka Arun hydroelectric plantVidhyut Utpadan CO LTD (VUCL)454 MWDevelopment
19Tila 1 hydroelectric plantS C Power CO440 MWDevelopment
20Betan Karnali hydroelectric plantKarmachari Sanchaya Kosh (KSK)439 MWDevelopment
21Tila 2 hydroelectric plantS C Power CO420 MWDevelopment
22Nalsyaugad hydroelectric plantVidhyut Utpadan CO LTD (VUCL)410 MWDevelopment
23Lower Badigad Storage hydroelectric plantDepartment of Electricity Development (DoED)350 MWConcept
24Humla Karnali 2 hydroelectric plantRuru Jalbidyut Pariyojana Ltd335 MWDevelopment
25Upper Bheri hydroelectric plantIntegrated Mobility Solutions Ltd325 MWDevelopment
26Lantang Khola Yeti hydroelectric plantYeti Langtang Energy310 MWDevelopment
27Upper Mugu Karnali hydroelectric plantGolyan Group306 MWDevelopment
28Bheri 1 hydroelectric plantGezhouba Group Power Investment Nepal270 MWDevelopment
29Bheri 2 hydroelectric plantKSK Energy Ventures Ltd256 MWConcept
30Upper Tamor hydroelectric plantTamor Sanima Energy255 MWConstruction

The Nepal hydro records as a file

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Questions about hydro in Nepal

What is the largest hydropower plant in Nepal?+

The largest operating hydropower plant on record in Nepal is Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric plant at 456 MW, developed by Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). Ranked by the capacity figure in the public source named on the record, whole project rather than any partner's share.

What is the largest hydropower plant planned in Nepal?+

Sapta Koshi High Dam hydroelectric plant at 3,000 MW, at development stage. Of the 31.4 GW of hydro on record for Nepal, 3.2 GW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many hydropower plants does Nepal have?+

Solandor holds 189 hydro records for Nepal with a stated capacity, 60 of them operating. That is the public record from the datasets named on each row, not a census: small plants below tracker thresholds are missing from the sources and so from here.

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