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Focus Briefs (22-28 July 2013)

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Upper Trishuli – A (216 MW) 
Nepal Water and Energy Development Company is the developer of the 216 MW Upper Trishuli A project. The major stakeholders of the project are Korea South East Electric Company (50%), Kyeryong Construction (10%) and Nepali Investors (10%), Daelim Industrial Company (15%) and International Finance Corporation (15 %). The 216-MW Upper Trishuli-I is a mega hydropower project which requires lot of time, energy and resources to conduct environmental assessments and make other necessary preparations including financial closure. 
 
Upper Marsyangdi (600 MW) 
GMR Group has acquired 80 per cent stake in Himtal Hydropower Company Pvt Ltd which is developing the 600 MW Upper Marsyangdi Hydro Electric Project on the Marsyangdi River in Nepal. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2016. Himtal Hydro Power Company Pvt Ltd is developing ‘The Upper Marsyangdi-2 Hydroelectric Power’ project. This run-of-river type development is located in the districts of Lamjung and Manang, aiming to fully utilise the power potential of the Marsyangdi river. The proposed location of the dam – utilising a gross head of about 627.67 m – is just upstream of Tal village in Manang District, about 45 km upstream of Besisahar. 
 
Tamakoshi – III (650 MW) 
SN Power was awarded the Survey Licenses in March 2007 by the Government of Nepal to develop the Tamakohsi 2 (207 MW) and Tamakoshi 3 (275 MW) Hydroelectric projects in the Tamakoshi River of Dolakha district. Based on a concept study results, SN Power applied for and was awarded an amended license for a single 600 MW daily peaking run-of-river project to be called the Tamakoshi 3 project. The TA 3 HEP is planned for the Tamakoshi River stretch between Singati bazaar and approximately 100 meter above Tamakoshi bridge at Kirnetar. The technical feasibility of the project has been performed in the range from 600 to 1320 MW. The Feasibility Study for this project is in the final stage of completion. Power will be evacuated at Dhalkebar. The bulk of the power is expected to be exported to India after supplying the domestic demand on a commercial basis. 
 
Upper Karnali (900 MW) 
A consortium comprising GMR Energy Limited, GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL) and Italian-Thai Development Project Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Nepal, for developing the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydro electric Project, in Nepal. The project will be developed on a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis. The MoU signing successfully concluded the first ever International Competitive Bidding (ICB) process of award of large hydropower projects in Nepal, which followed a rigorous multi-layered evaluation process, lasting 12 months. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2016. 
 
Arun – III (900 MW) 
The government awarded the 900 MW Arun III Hydropower Project to the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN), India´s state-owned power producer, after the company demonstrated financial capability to bring in Rs 82.5 billion for the development of the project. Arun III is a run-of-the-river project based in Sankhuwasava district and SJVN was selected to prepare its detailed project report (DPR) and develop the project through a global bidding in 2008.
 

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