Kabeli-A

Project details

Project name: Kabeli-A

Project location: Kabeli River, east of Nepal

Installed capacity: 37.6 MW

Project owner: Kabeli Energy Ltd (KEL)

Commission date: expected in 2020

Assessment details

Assessment tool: Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)

Assessment stage: Preparation

Assessment date: July - December 2014, with an on-site assessment on 31 August-5 September 2014

Assessment overview

The project generally demonstrates very high standards in its sustainability management, with all topics scoring at the level of basic good practice or higher. Kabeli-A meets or exceeds basic good practice (a score of 3) for all the 22 topics assessed. Project development has benefited greatly from the support of the IFC and the World Bank. In applying the IFC’s Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability and the Safeguards of the World Bank, the project has been planned according to international standards for all sustainability aspects, social, economic, environmental as well as in terms of safety and technical quality. An impressive set of management plans are under development, and if these are completed in time for construction, and their compliance/conformance, monitoring and follow-up is implemented in a satisfactory manner, the project will likely meet at least basic good practice for all sustainability topics of the Implementation and Operation tools of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol, throughout its construction and operation.

Sustainability Profile