Upper Seti Hydro Power Project 20MW was registered in company registrar in the year 2072. Its registered office is at Kathmandu Metro Politan ward no 32. Upper Seti Hydro Power Project (USHPP) is a run of river hydro power proposed along the Seti River in Kaski District Western Development Region Province No – 4. The project area lies within Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality.The access to the project site is from Lamachaur, ward no 16 Pokhara. Board of directors comprises of following person.
Introduction
| S.No | Name of the Person | Designation |
| 1. | Surya Bahadur KC | Chairman |
| 2. | Roshan KC | Managing Director |
| 3. | Mrs. Prem Kumari KC | Director |
| 4. | Kiran KC | Director |
| 5. | Kishore Subedi | Director |
Till this date we have completed following works.
- Generation Survey License has been obtained.
- Power Purchase Agreement is on review.
- Feasibility Study has been done.
- Financial Investment is on discussion with banks.
Salient Features
| Developer | Upper Seti Hydro Pvt. Ltd |
| Project | Upper Seti Hydro Power Project |
| District | Kaski |
| Location of Project Site | Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality |
| Water Source | Seti River |
| Type of Scheme | Run of the River |
| Installed Capacity | 20,000KW |
| Gross head | 191m |
| Rated Design head | 182.54 m |
| Design Discharge | 12.41m3/s |
| Catchment Area at Intake Site | 183.35 km² ( Seti intake 155.81 km² and Sadhu Intake) |
| Head works | D-shaped, Low Pressure |
| Intake crest Level | EL 1745 amsl |
| Penstock Pipe | Circular and High Pressure |
| Pipe Material | Steel |
| Length | 428.8m |
| Powerhouse | Semi Surface (35.20.00m x12.26m* 25.27mm) |
| Tailrace | Box Culvert, 185m |
| Turbine | Francis Turbine Vertical axis |
| Access Road | New Road Under Construction from Kharapani to Jimerbari 6 Km, Jimerbari to Headworks 5 Km, Power House to Surge tank Inlet Portal 1.7m |
| Transmission | 16km, 132kV Single Circuit |
| Interconnection/Metering Point | Purposed Lahachowk substation. |
| Average annual energy after outage. | 16.41 GWh for Dry season, and 88.91Gwh wet season. |
| COD/Commissioned date | 2077 Purposed |
| Rate per unit of energy | PPA is yet to conclude. Most Probably Rs 4.80 for wet season and Rs 8.40 for dry season. |
| Annual Revenue | Rs 53 Crore, 63 Lakh, 81 Thousand, 400. |
| Project Cost without IDC | Nrs 2602.05 Million Projected It may vary as actual cost will solely depend on project completion time. |
| Total Cost at Commissioning | Rs 3717.21 Million |
| Debt : Equity | 70 : 30 |
| Financed by | We are in the process to discuss with banking partners to invest on this hydro power. |