| Pharping Hydro Power Project | |
| Location Map: | Nepal |
| Location Map Size: | 200px |
| Location Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 27.6°N 85.2667°W |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Location: | Pharping, kathmandu District |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1907 |
| Opening: | 1911 |
| Cost: | ₨713,273.82 |
| Owner: | Nepal Electricity Authority, Government of Nepal |
| Dam Type: | Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity |
| Res Name: | Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station |
| Res Catchment: | 528733 cu. ft |
| Res Max Depth: | 18 feet |
| Plant Commission: | 1911 |
| Plant Type: | Pumped-storage hydroelectricity |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 × 250 KW |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 288 lbs/sq Inch |
| Plant Capacity: | 500 KW |
Pharping Hydro Power Project (Nepali: फर्पिङ लघु जलविद्युत् परियोजना) is the first hydro-power project of Nepal and second of South Asia. It is situated in Kathmandu district.[1] In 2010, it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.[2]
Pharping Hydro Power was established in 1911 AD as Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric power station by Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.Plant was inaugurated by King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev on Monday, 22 May 1911 at around 6: 30 Pm by turning the lights on during a program in Tudhikhel, Kathmandu.
Currently water from the reservoir lake is used for drinking water supply for Lalitpur District. Water is supplied to places like Bhaisepati, Sainbu, Kupondole, etc.
Nepal Electricity Authority took over Chandrajyoti Hydro-electric Power Station and renamed it Pharping Hydro Power Station and had since been smoothly running the power station till the late 1990s when it was considered that the aging power station needed to be converted into a heritage site. In 2010, it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.