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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