Pharping Hydro Power Project () is the first hydro-power project of
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
and second of South Asia. It is situated in
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
district. In 2010, it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.
History
Pharping Hydro Power was established in 1911 AD as Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station by Prime Minister
Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Field-Marshal His Highness Maharaja Sri Teen Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (8 July 1863 – 26 November 1929) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. He served in this capacity from 27 June 1901 to his death in 1929 after he ...
.Plant was inaugurated by King
Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev on Monday, 22 May 1911 at around 6: 30 Pm by turning the lights on during a program in
Tudhikhel, Kathmandu.
Reservoir
Currently water from the reservoir lake is used for drinking water supply for Lalitpur District. Water is supplied to places like Bhaisepati, Sainbu, Kupondole, etc.
Nepal Electricity Authority
Nepal Electricity Authority
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), founded on 16 August 1985, is the parent generator, transmittor and retail distributor of electric power under the supervision of the government of Nepal.
NEA has its own power plants. In addition it also buys ...
took over Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric Power Station and renamed it Pharping Hydro Power Station and had since been smoothly running the power station till the late 1990s when it was considered that the aging power station needed to be converted into a heritage site. In 2010, it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.
See also
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List of longest running hydroelectric power plants
This is a list of oldest hydroelectric power plants that are in operation.
More than 100 years
* Steigbachwerk, Immenstadt, Germany, 175 m. start 1880, 270 kW. years old.
*Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, constructed in 1890, years old.
*Me ...
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List of power stations in Nepal
As of 4 March 2025, Nepal's total installed electricity capacity is 3421.956 megawatts (MW). This includes 3255.806 MW from hydropower, 106.74 MW from solar, 53.41 MW from thermal, and 6 MW from Co-generation.https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.c ...
References
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Hydropower organizations
Kathmandu District
Energy in Nepal
1911 establishments in Nepal