NPL

Devighat — 25 MW Solar

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Devighat is a 25 MW solar power plant located in Nepal. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
25 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
Nepal Electricity Authority

Operator

Location
27.86, 85.12

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in %s
#1,818
largest %s worldwide
#17,704
largest worldwide
2016
at fleet average
15
operated by %s
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
25 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Nepal Electricity Authority
Country
NPL
Coordinates
27.860, 85.115

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,616 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
48,487 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

351
cars / year
215
homes / year
73,465
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Devighat is a 25 MW solar power plant in Nepal, commissioned in 2016.

Ranked #1 of 2 solar plants in Nepal. Its 25 MW represents 83.33% of Nepal’s total solar capacity of 30 MW. The largest solar plant in Nepal is Devighat at 25 MW, making it the only significant solar facility in the country.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Kulekhani-I Hydroelectric Power Plant (60 MW, Hydro), Kulekhani-II Hydroelectric Power Plant (32 MW, Hydro), and Trishuli Hydroelectric Power Plant (24 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Bagmati Province, approximately 80 km southwest of Kathmandu.

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