Positive Energy Pvt. Ltd. is a developer of upcoming 20 MW capacity of 2 blocks of grid connected solar PV project, which is located near Chandrauta, in ward #8 of Shivraj Municipality and ward #3 of Bijayanagar Rural Municipality of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province at an elevation of approximately 110 m above mean sea level. The project site is about 12 km south of the East-West Highway.
The project area is located in the Terai Zone. This zone represents the northern edge of the vast alluvial Indo-Gangetic foreland basin and belongs to the southernmost tectonic division of Nepal.
The project proposes use of Canadian Solar 700 Wp bifacial monocrystalline PV modules, manufactured by CSI Solar and Solis string inverters manufactured by Ginlong Technologies for the entire 10 MW project. The project has been configured with a DC:AC oversizing of nearly 1.15 in combination with string inverters with compatible operating ranges.
Chandrauta experiences a humid subtropical climate with a dry winter, classified under the Köppen system as Cwa. The windiest month in and around the project area is July, with an average wind speed of 11.9 km/h while the calmest months are November and December, both with average wind speeds of 6 km/h.
Temperatures in Chandrauta vary from 11.8°C to 38.8°C throughout the year. January is the coldest month with an average high of 23.2°C and a low of 11.8°C while the warmest month is May, with an average high of 39.8°C and a low of 28.3°C. The hottest low temperature is in the month of June, with an average low of 29.9°C.
Approximately 640 mm of precipitation falls over 93 days annually in and around the project area. The driest month in the area is the month of November, with only 1 mm of rainfall while the wettest month is July, with 248 mm and 23.8 rainy days, marking the peak of the monsoon season. The driest period is January, with just 2.8 rainy days.
Sunshine Hours vary from 7.4 hours in January (least) to 12.1 hours in May (most). Daylight Hours consist of the shortest in December (10 hours 24 minutes) and longest in June (up to 13 hours 52 minutes). On April 10, 2025, daylight lasted 12 hours 44 minutes (sunrise at 5:52 AM, sunset at 6:36 PM). Average annual insolation of the area is about 5.58 kWh/m2/day.
Both blocks of the project will deliver annual energy of 39.21 GWh to the national grid.
Power from the plant shall be stepped up to 33 kV through plant and then connected to NEA Substation at Chanauta which is at a distance of around 10 km from the project site.