Pharping Hydro Power Project | |
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Location in Nepal | |
Country | Nepal |
Location | Pharping, kathmandu District |
Coordinates | 27°36′0″N 85°16′0″E / 27.60000°N 85.26667°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1907 |
Opening date | 1911 |
Construction cost | ₨713,273.82 |
Owner(s) | Nepal Electricity Authority, Government of Nepal |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station |
Catchment area | 528733 cu. ft |
Maximum water depth | 18 feet |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1911 |
Type | Pumped-storage hydroelectricity |
Hydraulic head | 288 lbs/sq Inch |
Turbines | 2 × 250 KW |
Installed capacity | 500 KW |
Pharping Hydro Power Project (Nepali: फर्पिङ लघु जलविद्युत् परियोजना) is the first hydro-power project of Nepal and second of South Asia. It is situated in Kathmandu district.[1] In 2010, it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.[2]