Thursday, November 23, 2023

Upper Balephi signs PPA with NEA

 Kathmandu, Nov. 21

Golyan Group has signed Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for the Upper Balephi Hydropower Limited.

The Power Purchase Agreement for Upper Balephi Hydropower Ltd. was signed on November 21, 2023, by Kulman Ghising, Managing Director of the NEA and Umesh Kasaju, Chairman of Upper Balephi Hydropower Ltd. on Tuesday in the presence of Prawin Aryal, CEO of energy businesses of Golyan Group.

This PPA solidifies a commitment to developing and delivering clean, reliable energy to meet the growing demands of the country, said the Group in a statement on Wednesday.

The Upper Balephi is a Run-Of-River project situated in the Jugal Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchowk District. The project is located approximately 126 km northeast of the capital and about 40 km north of the Kodari Highway. The Gross Head of the Project is 438.5 m, with a design discharge of 12.70 cubic metre per second and an installed capacity of 46 MW.

The Project is expected to generate Dry Energy of 86.019 GWh and Wet Energy of 188.69 GWh.

According to the Group, it has invested in renewable energy with a plan to contribute 900 MW, aiming to enhance the country's sustainability portfolio in the next decade.

The Group is also part of the development of the Upper Balephi (A) Hydropower Project, a 36 MW venture situated in the same vicinity of Sindhupalchowk district. This project was successfully commissioned in November 2022. The required commercial operation date (RCOD) for the UBHPP project is set for May 9, 2027.

  Published in The Rising Nepal on 22 November 2023.

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