Identification of Condition and Status of Nepal’s First Hydropower-Pharping Hydropower

Abstract

As micro hydropower project is a small scale of project which is specially installed in remote hilly and mountainous areas to provide electricity for lighting facility and agro-processing. Pharping Hydropower is the first and foremost built infrastructure in the sector of hydroelectricity in the history of Nepal. The installed capacity of Pharping Hydropower Plant is 500 KW. Attempts were made to study the condition and status of Pharping Hydropower, present condition, generation capacity, and efforts were made to find appropriate management options to keep Pharping Hydropower sustainable. This study provides historical development of Pharping hydropower, conditions and problem associated with development of Pharping hydropower.