Kali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 144 MW hydro power station in Western Region, Nepal. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 144k homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 14 Nepal power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 98.8% of Nepal's electricity; the national grid averages 24 gCO₂/kWh (100.0% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0040475.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 144 MW, Kali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is well above the median hydro plant in Nepal (45 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Nepal hydro capacity
- 25.8% of 558 MW across 12 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Nepal
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 79% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 21/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest hydro power plant of 12 in Nepal by capacity.
Nepal has 12 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 558 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Modi Khola Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 14.8 MW · Western Region
- Gandak Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 15 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 70 MW · Western Region
- Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 69 MW · Central Region
- Hata Avadh Sugar power station · Biomass · 35 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Devighat · Solar · 25 MW · Central Region
Location
Coordinates 27.976, 83.568 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal?
Kali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 144 MW hydro power plant in Western Region, Nepal.