Chilime Hydropower Company Limited

Introduction & Background

Chilime Hydropower Company Limited (CHPCL) is a subsidiary company of Nepal Electricity Authority. The Company was established in 1996 with the objective of promoting the utilization of resources within the country for the development of hydropower. Chilime Hydropower plant with installed capacity of 22.1 MW and located at Rassuwa district was built and commissioned by this Company on August 25, 2003 (2060/05/08 BS). The Project is now in sixth year of commercial operation. The plant has delivered 792 GWh of electrical energy to NEA since August 2003. In FY 2008/09, the project was successsful in delivering 103.3% of the Contract Energy to NEA. 

CHPCL is now executing four more hydroelectric projects which are at various stages of development. The feasibility study of two projects, Upper Sanjen Hydroelectric Project (11 MW) and Sanjen Hydroelectric Project (35 MW) have been completed and application has been submited for the power purchase agreement (PPA) with NEA. Both of these Projects are located upstream of the existing Chilime HEP. Local people in the project area are very eager to participate in the implementation of these projects. A Letter of Intent for financing in Upper Sanjen HEP has already been received from citizen Investment Trust. Construction of these two Projects will be started as soon as the construction license is issued by the Ministry of Water Resources.

 CHPCL is committed to develop more of medium and large scale hydroelectric projects in future with greater participation from various sector in the country.