Budhiganga Hydropower Project
Budhiganga Hydropower Project aims at contributing to the social and economic development of Nepal through increasing electricity generation capacity of the country which will help to meet the load demand and reduce the load shedding by developing the Budhi Ganga Hydroelectric Power Project. The Project is a peaking run-of-river type that lies within the Achham and Bajura districts on the Budhi Ganga River, a major tributary to the Seti River and is located in the Far Western Development Region approximately 890 km west of the capital Kathmandu.
Information Officer
Swatantra Kumar Karna
Acting Project Manager
Mobile: 9851242807
swatantrakarna@gmail.com
Salient Features
S. N. | Features | Description |
1 | Location | SanfeBagar Municipality and Mellekh rural Municipality of Achham and Budhi Ganga Municipality of Bajura, District |
2 | Type of Project | Peaking Run-of-River |
3 | Hydrology | |
Catchment area (Dam axis) | 1075 km2 | |
90% dependable flow | 0.9m3/s |
Vision, Mission & Objectives
Vision
Brighter and prosperous Nepal through the sustainable hydropower generation harnessing the country's available water resources with the competent public sector
Mission
Capacity building of Public sector in hydropower development for sustainable economic growth of the country;
Completion of the hydropower projects of desired quality within the stipulated time by the estimated cost;
Objectives
Complete the 20MW capacity Budhiganga hydropower project, located in Achham district of specified standards within 2025 by the estimated cost.