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Sunkosi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal

Hydro power plant in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. Approximate location 27.7806, 85.917.

HydroBagmati ZoneNepalrun-of-riverPre Construction

Sunkosi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 10.1 MW hydro power plant in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It ranks #13 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).

10.1MW installed capacity

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0044207.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySunkosi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal WRI
CountryNepal · Bagmati Zone WRI
Coordinates27.7806, 85.917 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity10.1 MW WRI GPPD; source record
OwnerKalika Energy [100%] WRI
Technologyrun-of-river WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#13 / 14 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#12 / 12 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.22× · 45 MW · n=12 calculated
Climate13.6°C · HDD 1,586 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 10.1 MW, Sunkosi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is below the median hydro plant in Nepal (45 MW). Technically it is described as run-of-river. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #12 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 27.7806, 85.917 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

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

Sunkosi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 10.1 MW hydro power plant in Bagmati Zone, Nepal.

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