New Delhi: State-owned hydro energy big NHPC on Thursday inked an preliminary pact with Nepalese utility Vidhyut Utpadan Firm for the event of the Phukot Karnali Hydro Electrical Venture (480MW) in Nepal.
“On 1st June 2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been exchanged between NHPC Ltd and Vidhyut Utpadan Firm Ltd (VUCL), Nepal, in august presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ at Hyderabad Home, New Delhi, for growth of Phukot Karnali Hydro Electrical Venture (480MW) in Nepal,” an organization assertion mentioned.
The MoU was exchanged by RK Vishnoi, Chairman & Managing Director, NHPC, and VUCL Managing Director Surya Prasad Rijal. The signing of this MOU is a landmark step in direction of India-Nepal Joint Imaginative and prescient on Energy Sector Cooperation.
The Phukot Karnali Hydro Electrical Venture will harness the circulate of the Karnali River for energy technology, with the electrical energy being built-in into Nepal’s energy system. The mission’s put in capability shall be 480 MW, with a mean annual technology of roughly 2448 GWh. Key options of the mission embrace a 109-meter excessive RCC dam and an underground energy home housing six generators of 79 MW every.
Moreover, a floor energy home with a capability of 6 MW, consisting of two machines of three MW every, can also be deliberate to attenuate environmental impression. The mission follows a Peaking Run-of-River (PRoR) sort scheme.
NHPC, a Schedule ‘A’ Enterprise of the federal government with ‘Miniratna’ standing, is ranked as a premier organisation in India for the event of hydropower, and Vidhyut Utpadan Firm, Nepal, is accountable to develop, construct, personal and function large-scale hydropower tasks in a public-private partnership mannequin in Nepal.
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Up to date: 01 Jun 2023, 09:33 PM IST
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