Pharping Hydro Power Project

Pharping small hydropower project

Pharping Hydro Power Project is the first hydro-power project of Nepal and second of Asia. This is situated in Kathmandu district. [1] It was established in 1911. The first hydro power project of Asia was established in Darjeeling in India in 1897 named Sidrapong Hydel Power Station during British rule. The reservoir of Pharping Hydro Project is called 'Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station' which is built during period or Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. This hydro electricity has installed capacity of 500 KWh.

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  1. ↑ "Students observe Pharping Hydropower Project as part of Water Week". Gorkhapatra Online (The Rising Nepal). Retrieved 25 July 2014.