Uttarganga Storage Hydropower Project
- Page status
- Working page
- Updated
- 2026-07-19
Summary
Uttarganga is an 828 MW survey-stage storage hydropower project in Baglung and one of the largest storage records in the top-capacity layer.
Uttarganga is an 828 MW storage hydropower project in Baglung promoted by NEA. It is pinned in the Layer: Top-10 Capacity Projects layer because it is the fourth-largest capacity marker in the display set and one of the few top-10 records that is explicitly a storage project.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 828 MW |
| Status | Survey / study |
| Registry licence | Survey |
| River | Uttar Ganga |
| District | Baglung |
| Province | Gandaki Pradesh |
| Promoter | Nepal Electricity Authority |
Why It Matters
Uttarganga matters because it combines two properties that rarely overlap in Nepal's project stack: very large capacity and storage. Most top-10 capacity markers are survey-stage run-of-river or peaking run-of-river concepts. Uttarganga is a direct part of the Storage Deficit question.
Its location in Gandaki Province also makes it a counterweight to the Karnali-heavy top-10 list. If it advanced, it would strengthen the western-central storage portfolio rather than adding another remote Karnali mainstem marker.
Status And Timing
The current map layer treats Uttarganga as survey / study stage. NEA annual-book material provides official visual references for the project site and proposed reservoir area, but the wiki evidence set does not confirm physical construction.
The IPSDP milestone ladder groups Uttarganga STO in the 2031-2035 project window. That is the best planning-window anchor currently in the wiki.
Map Interpretation
The marker is a river-aligned project reference derived from the registry point. Use it for strategic comparison, not for final dam-axis or reservoir-boundary analysis.
Limitations & Controversies
The page documents Uttarganga as a storage candidate with official visual references, but does not establish final dam design, reservoir boundary, resettlement footprint, financing, tariff structure, construction start, or current environmental-approval status.
Registry note
- Naxa / DoED-linked public hydropower project dataset
Public Visual Availability
The official annual-book record described in NEA Transmission Annual Book 2077 includes project-site and proposed-reservoir visuals. Those project-specific visual assets are not bundled with this public wiki release, so this page does not reproduce them.