History

Background to the West Seti Hydro Project

1981-1997

1981: 37 MW run-of- river scheme proposed with dam site 8 km upstream of the present site (Sogreah Study).
1987: identification of a 360 MW (2,400 GWh) storage scheme at the current site (Sogreah).
7 July 1994: MoU signed between SMEC and the Government of Nepal (GoN) Electricity Development Centre (now the Department of Electricity Development) for development of the West Seti Project.
March 1995: 360 MW scheme determined as too small to attract international support as an export project supplying baseload power to India.

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