Rahughat Hydropower nears commercial operation after over one decade of delays
Summary
The 40-MW Rahughat Hydropower Project in Myagdi has completed test production and is now nearing commercial operation after more than a decade of delays. The project is expected to add 240.59 million units of electricity annually and help ease supply pressures after recent flood damage to hydropower plants.
Key Points
- The 40-MW Rahughat Hydropower Project in Myagdi has completed test generation on both of its 20-MW units and is nearing commercial operation.
- Raghuganga Hydropower Limited said the project will begin commercial production after 15 days of test operation as required under its agreement with the Nepal Electricity Authority.
- The project, developed as a subsidiary of NEA, has faced repeated delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, floods, landslides and shortages of river-based construction materials.
- Its entry into production is expected to support electricity supply after recent floods affected more than 400 MW of hydropower capacity in Rasuwa.
