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	2028 (planned)	439 MW	Conventional and run-of-river	unknown [25%]; Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) [10%]; Vidhyut Utpadan CO LTD (VUCL) [10%]; Karmachari Sanchaya Kosh (KSK) [55%]	Betan Karnali Sanchaya Karta Hydropower CO LTD (BKSHCL)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Betan Karnali hydroelectric plant

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

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