Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project

Recently, the Power Secretary reviewed the progress of SJVN’s 900 MW Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project in Nepal.

  • It is a 900 MW run-of-the-river hydropower project being developed on the Arun River in the Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal. Arun is a tributary of the Koshi River in Nepal.
  • It envisages a concrete gravity dam about 70m high and a Head Race Tunnel (HRT) of 11.74 km with an underground power house containing four generating units of 225 MW each on the left bank..
  • It is being developed on a build-own-operate and transfer (BOOT) basis by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Arun 3 Power Development ....
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