The 38.07MW Tila Hydropower Project—located between Jumla’s Tila Rural Municipality and Kalikot’s Tilagufa Municipality—has advanced with the completion of the first public hearing on its Initial Environmental Examination (IEE). The project is estimated to cost over NPR 7.57 billion. Designed with a discharge of 52.51 cubic meters per second, it will evacuate electricity through a 30.2-km, 132kV transmission line to the Jumla substation. It requires 7.59 hectares of land, including 4.77 hectares of forest. Local communities are expected to benefit from employment, royalties, community programs, and expanded business opportunities, though 34 households will be directly affected.
