Pharping Hydropower Station

Pharping Hydro Power Project
Location in Nepal
Country Nepal
Location Pharping, Bagmati District
Coordinates 27°36′0″N 85°16′0″E / 27.60000°N 85.26667°E / 27.60000; 85.26667Coordinates: 27°36′0″N 85°16′0″E / 27.60000°N 85.26667°E / 27.60000; 85.26667
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
Max. 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 is the first hydro-power project of Nepal and second of Asia. This is situated in Kathmandu district.[1] In 2010 it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.

History

Pharping Hydro Power was established in 1911 as Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station by Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.Plant was Inaugurated by King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev on Monday, 22 May, 1911at around 6: 30 Pm by turning the lights on during a program in Tudhikhel, Kathmandu.

Reservoir

Currently water from the reservoir lake is used for drinking water supply for Lalitpur District.

Nepal Electricity Authority

Nepal Electricity Authority took over Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric Power Station and renamed it Pharping Hydro Power Station and had since been smoothly running the power station till the late 1990s when it was considered that the aging power station needed to be converted into a heritage site.In 2010 it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Students observe Pharping Hydropower Project as part of Water Week". Gorkhapatra Online (The Rising Nepal). Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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