The project, which is based on river flow, is a major project in the Karnali River Basin. The project is also seen as important as it will be built in Humla Karnali, known as the Bahremase Him River.
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The necessary process has been taken forward for the construction of the Humla Karnali Second Hydropower Project with a total capacity of 335 megawatts in the economically backward Humla district.
Currently, the work of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project has been taken forward. The Ministry of Forest and Environment has taken forward the work of the EIA on the recommendation of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. The project will be constructed by the Ruru Hydropower Project.
The project is located in Kharpunath Rural Municipality and Sarkegad Rural Municipality of Humla. The Ministry of Forest and Environment has already stated that it has requested the necessary suggestions and advice in the EIA through a public notice.
A total of 47.13 hectares of land will be required for the construction of the project. There is a provision for environmental impact assessment for hydropower projects with a capacity of more than 50 megawatts under electricity generation as per the Environment Protection Act, 2076. Accordingly, the work of the EIA has been taken forward and the ministry is currently conducting the necessary studies.
The river-based project is a major project of the Karnali River Basin. This project is also considered important as it will be constructed in Humla Karnali, known as the Bahremase Him River.
The design discharge of the proposed project is 118.70 cubic meters per second. The project will construct two diversion tunnels. The length of the diversion tunnel will be 545 meters and 542 meters. The diameter of the diversion tunnel will be 9.5 meters.
The project will generate 69.89 gigawatt hours of energy in the dry season and 1,184.83 gigawatt hours of energy in the rainy season.
The electricity generated by the project will be connected to the Mugu Karnali Hub through a 20-kilometer long double circuit 400 kV transmission line. 56 households will be affected during the construction of the project. Similarly, 188 trees will have to be cut down.
The cost per megawatt of the project is Rs 217.6 million. Similarly, the total cost will be Rs 72.9 billion. 80 million. An average of 1,805 people will be employed during the project construction phase and 115 people will be employed during the operation phase.
