Divya Jyoti Hydropower Limited is a Nepalese public company developing the 50 MW Marsyangdi Besi Hydroelectric Project in Besisahar Municipality, Lamjung, Gandaki Province. It was established on 21 February 2008 and was later converted from a private to a public limited company.

The project is a run-of-river hydropower plant on the Marsyangdi River. Api Power Company Limited is the main promoter and majority shareholder, supporting the project’s equity investment.

Key project details:

• Installed capacity: 50 MW
• Turbines: Four horizontal-axis Francis turbines, 13.75 MW each
• Design discharge: 70 m³/s
• Net head: 82.51 m
• Annual expected generation: 321.535 GWh
  • Dry season: 117.890 GWh
  • Wet season: 203.645 GWh
• Grid connection: A 4 km, 132 kV double-circuit transmission line to NEA’s Udipur Substation in Lamjung

The company has completed detailed surveys, received survey and generation licences, obtained IEE approval, completed land acquisition, and signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Nepal Electricity Authority on 10 Bhadra 2075. Construction is currently ongoing.