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Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric
Project
The Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric power station
is a 456MW run-of-the-river project under
construction on the Tamakoshi River in the
Dolakha District, approximately 200km away
from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Project Type
Hydroelectric power station
Location
Dolakha District, Nepal
Capacity
456MW
Developer
Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited
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The 456MW Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project is one of
the biggest hydropower projects under construction in Nepal. T
Credit: Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited. s
The Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric power station
is a 456MW run-of-the-river project under
construction on the Tamakoshi River in the
Dolakha District, approximately 200km away
from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Construction on the Upper Tamakoshi
hydropower project was started in 2011 and was
expected to be completed within six years. The
project’s progress was, however, hampered due
to an earthquake in April 2015. The facility is
currently scheduled for commissioning by the end
of 2019.
The developer and operator of the project is
Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited, an
autonomous company established by Nepal
Electricity Authority (NEA) in March 2007.
The Upper Tamakoshi hydropower station is
expected to produce 2,281GWh of electricity a
year.
Upper Tamakoshi hydropower plant make-up
Upper Tamakoshi comprises a 22m-high and
60m-long concrete dam, two 225m-long de-
sanding basins, an 8.4km-long headrace tunnel
with 32.14m² of cross-sectional area, and an
underground powerhouse (142m-long, 13m-
wide, and 25m-high) equipped with six Pelton
turbine units.
“The Upper Tamakoshi
hydropower station is
expected to produce
2,281GWh of electricity a
year.”
The gross head height of the dam is 822m. Design
flood and discharge capacities for the facility will
be 885m³/s and 66m³/s, respectively.
Live storage capacity of the dam will be 1.2
million cubic metres. The 2.9km-long tailrace
tunnel of the project will have a cross-sectional
area of 35m².
Transmission and power purchase agreement
The power generated by the Upper Tamakoshi
hydropower plant will be fed into the national grid
through a 49km-long double circuit 220kV
transmission line between Gongar and the Khimti
power station.
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The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Upper
Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited signed a draft
power purchase agreement (PPA) for the project
in 2011. The NEA agreed to purchase the power
output of the plant at a yearly average rate of
NPR3.50 a unit.
Contractors involved
Norconsult and Lahmeyer provided detailed
project design, construction management and
monitoring services for the project.
The civil works contract for the project was
awarded to Sinohydro Corporation. Andritz Hydro
was awarded the contract for the design,
manufacturing, and supply of electromechanical
equipment, including turbines and generators for
the project.
KEC International was contracted for the supply
and erection of transmission lines as well as the
substation.
Texmaco, an engineering and infrastructure
company based in India, was engaged for the
hydro-mechanical works for the project.
Financing
The total construction cost of the project was
estimated to be NPR35.29bn ($441m) in 2011.
Loans were extended by Nepal’s Employees’
Provident Fund ($131.6m), Nepal Telecom
($78.97m), Citizen Investment Trust ($26.32m),
and Rastriya Beema Sansthan (RBS, $26.32m) to
finance the project.
The Government of Nepal committed to providing
a loan of up to NPR11.08bn ($145.8m) for the
project.
The project cost has been reportedly escalated by
$41.8m due to the delay and disruption caused
by the 2015 earthquake.
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