Super Trishuli
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- 2026-05-13
Summary
Super Trishuli is a 100 MW under-construction run-of-river project in the Trishuli cascade and is distinct from the Upper Trishuli project tiers.
Super Trishuli is a 100 MW run-of-river hydropower project under construction on the Trishuli River — the largest project in the Trishuli cascade's current development pipeline.
Trishuli System
The Trishuli River is Nepal's most heavily developed hydropower corridor, benefiting from proximity to Kathmandu's load center and established transmission infrastructure. The cascade includes multiple projects at various stages: the original Trishuli Devighat plant, Upper Trishuli 3A (60 MW, NEA-owned, operating), Upper Trishuli 3B (37 MW, subsidiary, under construction), and Super Trishuli (100 MW). Together, these projects extract significant energy from the Trishuli's flow, but also concentrate risk — geological events, sediment surges, or flow alterations from upstream projects cascade through the entire system.
PPA Structure
As a private/IPP project, Super Trishuli operates under the standard tariff framework of NPR 4.80/kWh (wet) and NPR 8.40/kWh (dry) with 3% annual escalations over eight years. At 100 MW of run-of-river capacity in the Trishuli's seasonal flow regime, the project's financial model is heavily dependent on achieving competitive build costs and maximizing the dry-season energy share.
Industry Context
The 100 MW mark represents a significant threshold: projects at this scale are large enough to require complex syndicated financing but not large enough to command the bespoke PPA terms that have been applied to mega-projects like Upper Karnali or West Seti. Super Trishuli sits at the intersection of Nepal's standard IPP model and the challenges of scaling that model to triple-digit capacities.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 100 MW |
| Status | Under construction |
| Registry licence | Generation |
| River | Trishuli (Gandaki Basin) |
| District | Gorkha |
| Province | Gandaki Pradesh |
Limitations & Controversies
The page frames Super Trishuli within the Trishuli cascade and standard IPP model, but does not independently confirm latest construction progress, COD, project cost, hydrological energy split, or downstream coordination arrangements.