Status Operational Construction cost ₨713,273.82 | Purpose Power Opening date 1911 Construction began 1907 | |
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Location Pharping, Bagmati District Similar Kaligandaki A Hydroele, Kasthamandap, Narayanhity Palace, National Museum of Nepal, Maitighar Mandala | ||
Condition of pharping hydropower station nepal s oldest hydropower
Pharping Hydro Power Project is the first hydro-power project of Nepal and second of Asia. This is situated in Kathmandu district. In 2010 it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.
Contents
- Condition of pharping hydropower station nepal s oldest hydropower
- Khabar bhitra ko khabar nepal s oldest pharping hydropower station
- History
- Reservoir
- Nepal Electricity Authority
- References
Khabar bhitra ko khabar nepal s oldest pharping hydropower station
History
Pharping Hydro Power was established in 1911 as Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station by Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.Plant was Inaugurated by King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev on Monday, 22 May, 1911at around 6: 30 Pm by turning the lights on during a program in Tudhikhel, Kathmandu.
Reservoir
Currently water from the reservoir lake is used for drinking water supply for Lalitpur District.
Nepal Electricity Authority
Nepal Electricity Authority took over Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric Power Station and renamed it Pharping Hydro Power Station and had since been smoothly running the power station till the late 1990s when it was considered that the aging power station needed to be converted into a heritage site.In 2010 it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.
