AIIB Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project Summary (2026)
AIIB's proposed-project summary records Dudhkoshi's design, proposed financing and preliminary safeguard classification as of February 2026.
- Page status
- Verified core
- Updated
- 2026-07-10
- Last reviewed
- 2026-11-04
- Review due
- 2027-02-04
Summary
AIIB's proposed-project summary for the Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project, published in February 2026. It records the current proposed financing envelope, technical configuration, implementing entities and preliminary environmental and social risk profile.
Key Findings
- Project status: proposed; AIIB environmental and social Category A.
- Proposed AIIB sovereign financing: USD 200 million, with ADB named as lead co-financier.
- Current configuration: 220 m dam, 600 MW underground main powerhouse and 70 MW dam-toe ecological-flow powerhouse.
- Preliminary footprint: approximately 2,405 hectares of permanent land acquisition and about 3,300 affected households, including an estimated 290 physically and economically displaced households.
- The source identifies land acquisition, Indigenous Peoples, biodiversity, sediment, slope stability, seismic, dam-safety and GLOF risks and lists assessment and management instruments still under preparation or review.
Relevance
This is the current primary status and safeguard source for Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project. It distinguishes proposed financing from approval, effectiveness, disbursement and financial close.
Limitations
The document is a proposed-project summary, not an approval document, financing agreement, final design report or construction notice. Its social-impact figures are preliminary, and transmission-line and access-road impacts were still being assessed.