Upper Trishuli 3A is a 60MW hydro power project. It is located on Trishuli river/basin in Bagmati, Nepal. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2019.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 60 | 60 | – | Active | Bagmati, Nepal | Trishuli Jal Vidhyut |
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Description
The project was developed by Trishuli Jal Vidhyut and is currently owned by Nepal Electricity Authority with a stake of 30%.
Upper Trishuli 3A is a run-of-river project. The gross head of the project is 144.5m. The project generated 489.76 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $125.775m.
The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 30MW nameplate capacity.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2019.
Contractors Involved
China Gezhouba Group was selected to render EPC services for the hydro power project.
Methodology
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