Greenlife Hydropower Limited

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Greenlife Hydropower Limited (NEPSE: GLH) develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy projects in Nepal. The company's primary focus is the 40 MW Khani Khola 1 Hydropower Project, a run-of-river scheme located in Dolakha District, Bagmati Province, on the Khani Khola River. The project features three Pelton turbines with a design discharge of 5.1 cubic meters per second and a gross head of 963 meters, with projected annual energy generation of 229.5 GWh and a plant factor of 65 percent. Greenlife Hydropower has a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for 40 MW, with tariffs of NPR 4.8 per kWhr in wet season and NPR 8.4 per kWhr in dry season, including 3 percent annual escalation. Construction began in 2011, and as of July 2024, the project was approximately 90 percent mechanically complete before being impacted by flood damage. The company was incorporated on September 20, 2009, and converted to a public limited company on June 23, 2017. Greenlife Hydropower is headquartered in Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Key Facts

Installed Capacity

40 MW run-of-river hydropower

Location & River

Khani Khola, Dolakha District, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Power Purchase Agreement

40 MW with Nepal Electricity Authority; tariff NPR 4.8/kWhr (wet season) and NPR 8.4/kWhr (dry season) with 3% annual escalation

Annual Energy Generation

229.5 GWh with 65% plant factor

Project Status

Approximately 90% mechanically complete as of December 2023; impacted by major flood on July 9, 2024