Largest solar plants in Nepal

157 solar records for Nepal carry a capacity figure: 2.2 GW in total, 167 MW of it operating across 27 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 solar plants in Nepal

#	Project	Developer	Capacity	Stage
1	Devighat	—	25 MW	Operational
2	Dharamnagar solar project I	—	15 MW	Operational
3	Banke	—	10 MW	Operational
4	Dharamnagar solar project II	—	10 MW	Operational
5	Raniyapur solar project	—	10 MW	Operational
6	Shivasatakshi Jhapa solar project	—	10 MW	Operational
7	Butwal Solar Power Project	—	8.5 MW	Operational
8	Kathmandu solar project I	—	8.3 MW	Operational
9	Jira Bhawani Sedawa solar project	—	7.7 MW	Operational
10	Morang Solar	—	6.8 MW	Operational
11	Durbarmarga Kathmandu solar project	—	6.5 MW	Operational
12	Kathmandu solar project II	—	5.1 MW	Operational
13	Panauti	—	5 MW	Operational
14	Dhalkebar solar project I	—	5 MW	Operational
15	Bel Chautara Solar	—	5 MW	Operational
16	Nawalpara	—	5 MW	Operational
17	Som Radha Krishna solar project	—	4.4 MW	Operational
18	Chandranigahpur solar project	—	4 MW	Operational
19	Durbarmarg Kathmandu solar project	—	3.1 MW	Operational
20	Dhalkebar solar project II	—	3 MW	Operational
21	DDB Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar project	—	2.3 MW	Operational
22	Ramgram Nawalparasi solar project	—	2 MW	Operational
23	Nuwakot solar project	—	1.4 MW	Operational
24	Simara	—	1 MW	Operational
25	Bishnu solar project	—	1 MW	Operational
26	Dhalkebar solar project III	—	1 MW	Operational
27	Dhalkebar 2 solar project	—	1 MW	Operational

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

Under construction or announced

#	Project	Developer	Capacity	Stage
1	Kohalpur and Banganga solar farm	—	250 MW	Development
2	Greenzo Energy solar farm	Greenzo Energy Pvt Ltd	120 MW	Concept
3	Jhapa Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar farm	—	100 MW	Concept
4	Nepalgunj solar farm I	—	100 MW	Concept
5	Arghakhachi solar farm	—	50 MW	Concept
6	Dhalkebar solar farm	—	50 MW	Concept
7	Khungri solar farm	—	50 MW	Concept
8	Kushaha solar farm	—	50 MW	Concept
9	Rolpa solar farm	—	50 MW	Concept
10	Saurya Vidyut Aayojana Rolpa solar farm	—	50 MW	Concept
11	Bhurigau solar farm	—	40 MW	Development
12	Godawari - Attariya solar farm	—	40 MW	Development
13	Kohalpur solar farm	—	40 MW	Development
14	Kapilvastu 30 MW solar farm	—	30 MW	Development
15	Pahalmanpur solar farm	—	30 MW	Development
16	Anand Barju solar farm	—	25 MW	Concept
17	Gulariya solar farm	—	25 MW	Development
18	Kabhra Hill solar farm	—	25 MW	Concept
19	Nepalgunj solar farm II	—	25 MW	Development
20	Dullu Malika Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar project	—	15 MW	Development
21	Krishnapur Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar project	—	15 MW	Development
22	Parasi Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar project	—	15 MW	Development
23	Sunwal Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar project	—	15 MW	Development
24	Amargadi Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar project	—	10 MW	Development
25	Anand Gramthan solar project	—	10 MW	Concept
26	Anand Rangeli solar project	—	10 MW	Concept
27	Arga Saurya Vidyut Aayojana solar project	—	10 MW	Development
28	Arghakhachi solar project	—	10 MW	Construction
29	Attariya solar project 1	—	10 MW	Development
30	Attariya solar project 2	—	10 MW	Development

The Nepal solar records as a file

Rows from redistributable sources only, CC BY 4.0, issued to a work email.

Questions about solar in Nepal

What is the largest solar plant in Nepal?+

The largest operating solar plant on record in Nepal is Devighat at 25 MW. 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 solar plant planned in Nepal?+

Kohalpur and Banganga solar farm at 250 MW, at development stage. Of the 2.2 GW of solar on record for Nepal, 167 MW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many solar plants does Nepal have?+

Solandor holds 157 solar records for Nepal with a stated capacity, 27 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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