Pancheshwar Official Project Records — Nepal and India

Summary

Combined source record for the official Nepal Pancheshwar project description and the Government of India Ministry of Jal Shakti project page. Together they provide the current published technical concept, treaty basis and DPR status.

Key Findings

• Full published capacity: 6,720 MW, comprising 6,480 MW at the high dam and 240 MW at the Rupali Gad re-regulating dam.
• Average annual energy: 12,333 GWh.
• High dam: 315 m rockfill dam with two equal 3,240 MW underground powerhouses, one on each bank.
• High-dam live storage: 6.56 billion m³.
• Treaty basis: Mahakali Treaty signed in February 1996.
• India records that WAPCOS submitted the draft final DPR in November 2016 and that finalisation remains underway because contentious issues have not been resolved.

Relevance

This is the primary technical and status baseline for Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project. It distinguishes the 6,480 MW high-dam component from the 6,720 MW full scheme and makes unresolved final DPR agreement the central milestone.

Limitations

The published pages are project summaries, not the mutually accepted final DPR. They do not establish an approved current cost, financing package, resettlement plan, construction start or final benefit-sharing protocol.