Electro Power Company Limited is developing the 44-MW Bhotekoshi-1 Hydropower Project (HPP) in the Sindhupalchowk district of Bagmati Province, located in Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality. The project has a catchment area spanning 2210 km², with both the intake and powerhouse sites situated within Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality. This run-of-river (R-o-R) project is designed at a 40% probability of exceedance (Q40).

Overview

Investment Year: 2024
Investment Type: Development/Project Finance
Insatalled Capacity: 44MW
Type of Project: Run of River (ROR)
Required commercial operation date (RCOD): 13 December 2026
Annual Contract Energy: 271.74 GWH

Our Impact at a Glance

Construction Acceleration

Tunnel Breakthrough within

15 months

Energy Security

Export Contribution

ESG & Clean

Energy Mandate

Founders

Mr. Mohan Bikram Karki

Chairman

Mr. Madhav P. Mainali

Managing Director

Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi

Director

SDG Goals

Social Impact

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Female Employee

0

Families Impacted

0

Employees

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SDG Goals

NIBL’s Role

  •  Initial Public Offering Support.
  • Board representation as observer

Investment Thesis

  • Sector benchmark potential
  • Clean Run-of-River hydropower
  • Nepal’s energy security and export contribution