Pharping Hydropower Station
| Pharping Hydro Power Project | |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Location | Pharping, kathmandu District |
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| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1907 |
| Opening date | 1911 |
| Construction cost | ₨713,273.82 |
| Owners | 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 |
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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]
History
[edit | edit source]Pharping Hydro Power was established in 1911 as Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station by Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. The plant was inaugurated by King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 22 May 1911 at around 6:30 pm by turning the lights on during a program in Tudhikhel, Kathmandu.
Reservoir
[edit | edit source]Currently water from the reservoir lake is used for drinking water supply for Lalitpur District. Water is supplied to places like Bhaisepati, Sainbu, Kupondole, etc.
Nepal Electricity Authority
[edit | edit source]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.