Arun-3 Hydropower Project

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The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of SJVN recently visited the 900 MW Arun-3 hydroelectric project (HEP) in Nepal to review the status of construction and assess progress across key components of the project.

About Arun-3 Hydropower Project

• It is a 900 MW run-of-the-river hydropower project located on the Arun River in the Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal. 
  • Arun is a tributary of the Koshi River in Nepal.
• It envisages about 70 m high concrete gravity dam and 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.
• SJVN Arun-III Power Development Company (SAPDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), is developing the project on a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis. 
  • SJVN is a joint venture between 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.

Source: WPM

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