Sunkoshi Small Hydropower Plant

Sunkoshi Small Hydropower Plant is located in Dhuskun of Sindhupalchok District in central Nepal. It downstream where the Sunkoshi and Bhotekoshi Rivers meet. Construction of the plant began in 2003 and was completed in 2005.
The plant is a run-of-river project with installed capacity of 2.5 MW, design flow of 2.7 m3/s and gross head of 124.5m.
This is only project in Nepal to utilize pressurized Glass Fibre reinforced Plastic pipe for flow conduction.
The plant has two units with Turgo turbine. The power is evacuated via 33kVA transmission line to switch-yard of Sunkoshi Hydropower Station
The plant was completely submerged by 2014 Sunkoshi blockage.