Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station
| Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station | |
|---|---|
  Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station Location within Nepal | |
| Official name | Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project |
| Country | Nepal |
| Location | Rasuwa District |
| Coordinates | 28°1′21″N 85°12′38″E / 28.02250°N 85.21056°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Non-operational |
| Owner | Mai Valley Hydropower P Ltd. |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Trisuli River |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | NEA |
| Commission date | 30 August, 2019 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Installed capacity | 60 MW |
Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station (Nepali: माथिल्लो त्रिशुली ३a जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Rasuwa District of Nepal. The flow from Trishuli River is used to generate 60 MW electricity.
The plant is owned and developed by Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The plant started generating electricity from 30 August, 2019. The generation licence will expire in 2102-11-14 BS.[1] The power station is connected to the national grid.[2]
Construction cost
The total project cost was US$125.775 million. The project was funded by the Government of Nepal through NEA and a loan provided by China Exim Bank.[3]
2026 Floods
On August 26th, 2026, the station was severely damaged and possibly destroyed beyond repair by an enormous flash flood and mudslide that made its way down from the Chinese-Nepalese border. By August 30th, Nepalese emergency services were trying to locate and rescue hundreds of workers believed to have been trapped by the catastrophe in tunnels under the power plant.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)". Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ Nepal 'intensifying' efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels. bbc.com.
- ↑ "Nepali prime minister inaugurates China funded hydro project in Nepal - Xinhua -English.news.cn". Archived from the original on November 19, 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ Lapham, Jake; Nepali, with reporting from BBC; Kathmandu, Azadeh Moshiri in; Beijing, Laura Bicker in (2026-08-30). "Nepal floods latest: Officials 'intensifying' efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-08-30.