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OperationalCommissioned 2019

Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Stationमाथिल्लो त्रिशूली ३ए

A 60 MW run-of-river plant on the Trishuli River in Nuwakot/Rasuwa, owned by NEA and built with Chinese EXIM Bank financing and contractor CGGC. Generation began in 2019, with commercial operation later that year.

Installed capacity

60 MW

Run-of-river

River / basin

Trishuli

Gandaki basin

Location

Nuwakot

Bagmati

Commissioned

2019

Operational

How it was built

Milestones to commissioning

The route from construction to commercial operation.

  1. Mar 2019

    Started generating electricity

  2. Nov 2019

    Commercial generation

On the map

Location

Approximate dam-area location on OpenStreetMap — precise to the district and river reach, not the exact structure.

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Sources & data note

Figures for Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are compiled from the sources below and cross-checked where possible. Status and projected dates reflect research as of mid-2026 and may change as the project progresses. The map location is an approximate dam-area estimate. Commentary is Amarnepal's own.