Hydropower Potential
Estimated electrical output across all monitored stations · Monsoon season
Chisapani
Karnali river
Head height
100 m
Installed
10800 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Historical avg2835m³/s
Estimated power
2364MW
Upper Tamakoshi
Tamakoshi river
Head height
822 m
Installed
456 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated175m³/s
Estimated power
1199MW
Melamchi
Indrawati river
Head height
850 m
Installed
30 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Historical avg1.3m³/s
Estimated power
8.9MW
Kulekhani I
Bagmati river
Head height
315 m
Installed
60 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated40.0m³/s
Estimated power
105MW
Kali Gandaki A
Gandaki river
Head height
115 m
Installed
144 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated475m³/s
Estimated power
455MW
Middle Marsyangdi
Marsyangdi river
Head height
78 m
Installed
70 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated225m³/s
Estimated power
146MW
Trishuli 3A
Trishuli river
Head height
60 m
Installed
60 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated190m³/s
Estimated power
95.1MW
Arun III
Arun river
Head height
260 m
Installed
900 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated600m³/s
Estimated power
1301MW
Sapta Koshi HM
Koshi river
Head height
40 m
Installed
3000 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated1600m³/s
Estimated power
534MW
Budhi Gandaki
Gandaki river
Head height
135 m
Installed
1200 MW
River flow (monsoon)
Estimated550m³/s
Estimated power
619MW
Total estimated power
6.8GW
Total installed capacity
16.7GW
Utilization
40.8%