WELCOME TO HIMAL POWER LIMITED
The Khimti I Hydropower Project is the first private sector power project in Nepal, based on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) structure. The power plant is owned and operated through the company, Himal Power Limited.
Himal Power Limited was established in 2049 BS (1993) when Butwal Power Company (BPC) together with the Norwegian companies Statkraft SF, Alstom Power a.s. (formerly ABB Kraft), and GE Energy a.s. (formerly Kværner Energy) registered HPL under Nepal's Company Act 2021 BS.
In addition to the investors, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Eksportfinans a.s., the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) have contributed to the financing of HPL.
The Khimti I Hydropower Project reached Financial Closing in June 1996 and Commercial Operation of the plant took place 4 years later, in July 2000. The total cost of constructing the power plant is approximately USD 140 million.
Himal Power Limited was established in 2049 BS (1993) when Butwal Power Company (BPC) together with the Norwegian companies Statkraft SF, Alstom Power a.s. (formerly ABB Kraft), and GE Energy a.s. (formerly Kværner Energy) registered HPL under Nepal's Company Act 2021 BS.
In addition to the investors, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Eksportfinans a.s., the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) have contributed to the financing of HPL.
The Khimti I Hydropower Project reached Financial Closing in June 1996 and Commercial Operation of the plant took place 4 years later, in July 2000. The total cost of constructing the power plant is approximately USD 140 million.
May 18, 2010
Assets Handover by HPL to KRECOn March 24th the Norwegian Ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Thor Gislesen, handed over a 635 kW mini-hydro power plant from Himal Power Limited (in which SN Power is the majority owner) to the Khimti Rural Electric Cooperative (KREC).
The mini-hydro plant, located in the Dol...