Chilime Hydropower to Construct Seti River-3 Hydropower Project (SR-3) In Bajhang
May 18, 2025 | Investopaper
Chilime Hydropower Company Limited is going to construct the semi-reservoir Seti River-3 hydropower project (SR-3) in Bajhang district.
For this purpose, the company has received the approval from the department of electricty development. The department issued the construction license on Baisakh 28, 2082 BS. The license has the validity until Baisakh 27, 2117 BS.
Seti River-3 hydropower project is a semi-reservoir project with an installed capacity of 87 MW.
A reservoir will be constructed by building a 14 meters high and 67 meters long dam near Pankot in Jayaprithvi Municipality. The water will be pumped into a 153-meter long underground power plant with the help of turbines and generators to produce 87 megawatts of electricity. The water will be pumped back into the Seti River through the tailrace tunnel.
The energy generated from the project will be connected to the Chainpur sub-station.
Chilime Hydropower Project is a subsidiary company of Nepal Electricity Authority. The company operates a 22.1 MW project in Rasuwa district. It also has investments in Rasuwagadhi (111 MW), Upper Sanjen (14.8 MW), and Sanjen (42.5 MW) Hydropower Project and Madhyabhotekoshi (102 MW).
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