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][2] 2029 (planned)[3] 439 MW[4] Conventional and run-of-river[5] unknown [25%]; Karmachari Sanchaya Kosh (KSK) [55%]; Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) [10%]; Vidhyut Utpadan CO LTD (VUCL) [10%][6][6][6][6] Betan Karnali Sanchaya Karta Hydropower CO LTD (BKSHCL)[6]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Betan Karnali hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Birendranagar City, Surkhet District, Bheri Zone, Karnali Province, Nepal[7] Karnali River[8] 29.3081, 82.4721 (approximate)[7]

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References

  1. https://newbusinessage.com/news/44621/government-grants-power-generation-license-to-betan-karnali-hydropower-project/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://doed.gov.np/pages/clhydromorethan1/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://laganinews.com/en/2025/07/13/439-mw-betan-karnali-project-gets-power-generation-licence-2/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 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 2022-11-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812045516/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/betan-karnali-nepal/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20201128125941/https://bkshcl.com.np/pages/about-us?lan=en. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220927103949/http://www.nepalenergyforum.com/betan-karnali-dpr-to-be-completed-by-august/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629072913/https://www.newbusinessage.com/MagazineArticles/view/2856. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)