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Power Plants in Nepal

Nepal has 14 power plants on the map, adding up to about 1 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS14

TOTAL CAPACITY1 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How Nepal’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro12 · 86% · 558 MW

Solar2 · 14% · 30 MW

Largest power plants in Nepal

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

144 MWKali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

70 MWMiddle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

69 MWMarsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

60 MWKhimti Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

60 MWKulekhani-I Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

45 MWBhote Koshi Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

32 MWKulekhani-II Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

25 MWDevighatSolar

24 MWTrishuli Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

15 MWGandak Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

15 MWModi Khola Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

14 MWDevighat Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro

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