Arun-III Hydro Power Project, Location, Capacity, Latest News

It being developed on the Arun River in the Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal.

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Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project Latest News

The Power Secretary recently 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.
Estimated to cost more than $1.6 bn, the hydropower plant will produce 4,018.87 million units of electricity a year.
Once completed, it will be the biggest hydroelectric facility in Nepal.
It is being developed on a build-own-operate and transfer (BOOT) basis by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Arun 3 Power Development Company (SAPDC), a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh.
SAPDC will operate the facility for a period of 25 years, excluding the construction period of five years, before transferring ownership to the Nepal government.
Nepal will receive 21.9% of the electricity generated at the power plant as free power during these initial 25 years of commercial operations.
The project will provide surplus power to India, strengthening economic linkages with Nepal.
The power from the project shall be exported from Dhalkebar in Nepal to Muzaffarpur in India.