Sunkoshi Hydropower Station (Nepali: सुनकोशी जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in

Sindhupalchok District Sindhupalchowk District ( ne, :ne:सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला, सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला ) is a part of Bagmati Province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, with an area ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. The flow from

Sunkoshi River The Sunkoshi, also spelt Sunkosi, is a river of Nepal that is part of the Koshi or Saptkoshi River system in Nepal. Sunkoshi has two source streams, one that arises within Nepal in Choukati, and the other more significant stream that flows in fr ...

is used to generate 10.05 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Government owned company, the

Nepal Electricity Authority Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), founded on 16 August 1985, is the parent generator and distributor of electric power under the supervision of the government of Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Repu ...

. The plant started generating electricity since 1972 ( 2028 BS). The power station is connected to the national grid. The project was built as a gift from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

to Nepal.

Events

* In 2014 Sunkoshi blockage, the intake of the project was damaged.

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Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal Gravity dams Run-of-the-river power stations Dams in Nepal Buildings and structures in Sindhupalchowk District {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub

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