Betan Karnali hydroelectric plant

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Betan Karnali hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power plant in pre-construction in Birendranagar City, Surkhet District, Bheri Zone, Karnali Province, Nepal.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Betan Karnali hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner Operator
Pre-construction[1] 2028 (planned)[1] 439 MW[1] Conventional and run-of-river[2] Karmachari Sanchaya Kosh (KSK) [55%]; Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) [10%]; Vidhyut Utpadan CO LTD (VUCL) [10%][3] Betan Karnali Sanchaya Karta Hydropower CO LTD (BKSHCL)[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Betan Karnali hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Birendranagar City, Surkhet District, Bheri Zone, Karnali Province, Nepal[4] Karnali River[5] 29.3081, 82.4721 (approximate)[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221110144607/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/construction-of-439-mw-betan-karnali-semi-reservoir-project-to-start-from-2023-end/. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812045516/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/betan-karnali-nepal/. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201128125941/https://bkshcl.com.np/pages/about-us?lan=en. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220927103949/http://www.nepalenergyforum.com/betan-karnali-dpr-to-be-completed-by-august/. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629072913/https://www.newbusinessage.com/MagazineArticles/view/2856. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)