Hydropower cascade generation outages, intake headwork damage and sediment inundation: Nepal Electricity Authority

Outcome
Completed
Search date
Source
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Reference
RUN-20260924-074
Aim
Ingest post disaster engineering damage assessments, powerhouse inundation logs, intake barrage headwork destruction records, and generation outage metrics along the Trishuli River basin.
Source and interface
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation — NEA Technical Inspection Archive and Public Information Dispatches
Search method
Query NEA engineering division bulletins and technical damage inspection reports for Upper Trishuli 1, Rasuwagadhi, Chilime, and Trishuli 3A hydropower projects.
Criteria
CriterionHydropower facilities along Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers
Criteriondamage grading (headworks, penstocks, powerhouse, tailrace)
Criterioncapacity loss in MW.
Coverage
365 MW generation capacity trip and outage assessment, sediment inundation logs of Rasuwagadhi powerhouse, and headwork scouring evaluations.
Stopping rule
Capture official NEA technical damage assessment report for the Trishuli cascade.
Result

1 hydropower technical damage resource catalogued across 1 asset: NEA Trishuli cascade generation outage and physical damage assessment ledger.

Resource links below show the completed assessment outcomes. The search result above records discovery at the search date.

Nepal Electricity Authority Technical Damage Assessment: Trishuli River Basin Hydropower Installations — Excluded