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03/06/23 06:15 AM IST

Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric Project (480MW) in Nepal

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  • NHPC Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise) and Vidhyut Utpadan Company Limited (VUCL), Nepal signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) in New Delhi for development of Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric Project (480MW) in Nepal.
About Phukot Karnali Project
  • It is located in Kalikot district, Karnali Province of Nepal.
  • The project will use the flow from the Karnali River for power generation and the generated power will be fed into integrated power system of Nepal.
  • The installed capacity of the project shall be 480 MW with average annual generation of about 2448 GWh.
  • 109 metre high RCC dam and an underground power house where the 06 turbines of 79 MW each shall be housed.
  • To utilize minimum environmental release one Surface Power House of 6 MW capacity is also planned.
  • This project is conceived as a Peaking Run-of-River (PRoR) type scheme.
About NHPC
  • NHPC Limited, a Schedule ‘A’ Enterprise of the Government of India with ‘MINI RATNA’ status, is a premier PSU in India for development of hydropower.
  • It was incorporated in 1975 under Companies Act, 1956.
  • The company is mandated to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of power in all its aspects through Conventional and Non-Conventional Sources in India and abroad.
Source- PIB

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