Sapta Koshi High Dam hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Saptakoshi Multipurpose, Sapta Koshi High Dam Multipurpose Project

Sapta Koshi High Dam hydroelectric plant (सप्तकोशी उच्च बाँध बहुउद्देश्यीय आयोजना) is a hydroelectric power plant in pre-construction in Barahakshetra Municipality, Sunsari District, Taplejung District, Province No. 1, Nepal.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Sapta Koshi High Dam hydroelectric plant


Status	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner
Pre-construction^[1]^[2]	3000 MW^[1]	Conventional storage^[3]	Central Water Commission Government of India; Department of Electricity Development (DoED)^[4]^[4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Sapta Koshi High Dam hydroelectric plant


Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Barahakshetra Municipality, Sunsari District, Taplejung District, Province No. 1, Nepal^[3]	Sapta Kosi River^[3]^[5]	26.8275, 87.1718 (approximate)^[3]

The map below shows the approximate location of the hydroelectric power plant:

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Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204055025/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/09/27/nepal-india-mull-downsizing-planned-saptakoshi-high-dam. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/02/14/nepal-india-to-expedite-talks-on-stalled-big-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20200416131021/http://www.skhdmp.gov.np:80/en/page/4/about_project/salient_features. Archived from the original on 2020-04-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716232634/http://www.skhdmp.gov.np:80/en/category/jte. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/10/16/nepal-india-agree-to-reduce-height-of-saptakoshi-dam. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204055025/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/09/27/nepal-india-mull-downsizing-planned-saptakoshi-high-dam. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_1-2] ttps://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/02/14/nepal-india-to-expedite-talks-on-stalled-big-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20200416131021/http://www.skhdmp.gov.np:80/en/page/4/about_project/salient_features. Archived from the original on 2020-04-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716232634/http://www.skhdmp.gov.np:80/en/category/jte. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_4-5] ttps://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/10/16/nepal-india-agree-to-reduce-height-of-saptakoshi-dam. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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