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Khimti Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal

Hydro power plant in Central Region, Nepal. Approximate location 27.55, 86.169.

HydroCentral RegionNepalrun-of-riverConstruction

Khimti Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 60 MW hydro power plant in Central Region, Nepal. It ranks #4 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).

60MW installed capacity
2000Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0040485.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKhimti Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal WRI
CountryNepal · Central Region WRI
Coordinates27.55, 86.169 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity60 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000602639; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerButwal Power Co Ltd [16%]; SN Power [57%]; Bergenshalvoens Kommunale Kraftselska WRI
Commissioned2000 WRI
Technologyrun-of-river WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#4 / 14 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 / 12 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.33× · 45 MW · n=12 calculated
Climate16.1°C · HDD 989 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 29/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000602639; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 60 MW, Khimti Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is well above the median hydro plant in Nepal (45 MW). Technically it is described as run-of-river. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 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

Location

Coordinates 27.55, 86.169 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Khimti Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal?

Khimti Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 60 MW hydro power plant in Central Region, Nepal, Construction 2000.

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