Project details

Phukot Karnali PROR Hydroelectric Projects (PKHEP)

The contract agreement was signed in October 2017 between NEC and Vidhyut Utpadan Company Limited (VUCL) to conduct the Feasibility/ Detail Engineering Study of PKHEP incorporating the technical, financial, and relevant aspects of the project development based on detailed survey and investigations including preparation of Bidding document of PKHEP. The study was completed in July, 2021.

• Location: Karnali Province, Kalikot District, Nepal
• Type of Project: Peaking Run of the River (PRoR)
• Design Discharge: 348 m3/s
• Gross Head: 168.6 m
• Installed Capacity: 480 MW
• Annual Energy Generation: 2447.9 GWh
• Evacuation Substation: Regil Substation (400 kV TL, 2.3 km)