Indrawati III hydropower project
First hydro project deleveloped by National Hydropower - the 7,500 kW Indrawati 3 Hydroelectric Project, is located in Sindhupalchowk District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. The Intake of the Project is on the left back of the River, about 100 m downstream from the confluence of the Tipeni River and Indrawati River. NHPC has been commercially operating the Indrawati 3 Hydro-Electric Project since 1999.
Salient Features:
Project Location |
Melamchi Municipality ,Sindhupalchowk |
Access to Site |
Kathmandu to Melamchi -43.7km via Sankhu,53.3km via Banepa Melamchi to Powerhouse -4km via Melamchi-Bhotang Road |
Project Type |
Run-of-River |
Installed Capacity |
7.5MW |
Annual energy generation |
50 GWh |
Design discharge |
14.30m3/s |
Gross Head |
63m |
Headrace tunnel |
4km |
Phase of Project |
Generation |