About the Project
Tamor Khola-5 Hydropower Project (“TK5HP”) is a 46.9 MW capacity run-of-river hydropower project. The project is being developed by River Side Hydro Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. (RSHEPL). The project is located in Phaktanglung Rural Municipality of Taplejung district, Province 1 of Nepal. TK5HP utilizes the discharge of Tamor river, which is a major tributary of Sapta Koshi river.
Geographically the project area is located between longitude 87⁰ 47’ 01’’ E to 87⁰ 48’ 33’’ E and latitude 27⁰ 30’ 25’’ N to 27⁰ 31’ 48’’ N. Physiographically, the project area belongs to the High Mountains of the Higher Himalayas. The upper catchment of Tamor River includes the zone of snow and glacier.
The Tamor River basin comprises of different physiographic regions, namely High Himalaya, High Mountains and Middle mountains. More than 80% of the basin catchment lies in the High Himalayas and High Mountain regions and the remaining 20% lies in the Middle Mountains
Project Detail
| S.N. | Description | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Title | Tamor Khola-5 Hydropower Project |
| 2 | Promoter Company | River Side Hydro Energy Ltd. |
| 3 | Capacity | 46.9 MW |
| 4 | Address/Phone/Email |
Dhungana Complex,Kupondole Road,Lalitpur, Nepal (977-1) 4423971, 4527090 riversidehydroenergy@gmail.com info@riversidehydro.com.np |
| 5 | PPA agreement date | 04 Chaitra 2075 |
| 6 | Dry Season Energy | 66.07 GWh |
| 7 | Wet Season Energy | 153.58 GWh |
| 8 | Total Energy | 219.65 GWh |
| 9 | Financial Closure Information | Signed 29 Poush 2078 (ref. attachment) |
| 10 | Required Commercial Operation Date | 10 Shrawan 2080 (26 July 2023) |
| 11 | Land acquisition details |
41.46 ha of privately owned land acquired as of date. Request for lease of 4.23 ha land belonging to KCA submitted on 20 Bhadra 2079. |