Two hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 58.8 MW have been completed on the Rahughat River and its tributaries flowing through Raghuganga Rural Municipality in Myagdi. Three more projects with a total capacity of 111 MW are in the final stages of construction. The 37.5 MW Chimkhola–Rahughat–Mangale Hydropower Project, developed by Tundi Power Company, and the 21.3 MW Thulokhola Hydropower Project, developed by Samyukta Urja Limited, have already started commercial production.

The Rahughat project is temporarily connected to the national grid through a switchyard at Tilkenichowar in Raghuganga-3. Prakash Timilsina, resident engineer of Tundi Power, said the electricity is being supplied through a temporary setup to avoid wastage, as construction of the Dandakhet–Rahughat transmission line is not yet complete.

An eight-kilometer 132 kV transmission line from Bandi to the Chimkhola–Rahughat–Mangale power plant in Chimkhola was jointly built by the Thulokhola and 22.5 MW Upper Thulokhola projects. In addition, a 220 kV transmission line from Chimkhola to Tilkeni was constructed in partnership by the Thulokhola, Upper Thulokhola, Chimkhola–Rahughat–Mangale, and Upper Rahughat projects.

According to Binod Poudel, Plant Manager of Samyukta Urja, the Thulokhola Hydropower Project, built in Kuinemangale of Raghuganga-8, was connected to the central transmission line in Bhadra and has since been operating at full capacity. The project, estimated to cost Rs 3.6bn, was financed by a consortium led by Nepal Bank Limited, along with Sunrise Bank, Rastriya Banijya Bank, and Siddhartha Bank. Water from the Thulokhola dam, located at the border of Kuinemangale and Chimkhola, is channeled through a 3,382-meter tunnel and a 634-meter penstock pipe to a powerhouse in Chhari for electricity generation.

Similarly, the Chimkhola–Mangale–Rahughat Project in Bandi, Raghuganga-8, diverts water through a 5.3-kilometer tunnel and a 950-meter penstock pipeline to its powerhouse in Bagar, Chimkhola (Raghuganga-7). The cost of the 48.5 MW Upper Rahughat Hydropower Project, promoted by Tundi Power alongside Chimkhola–Mangale–Rahughat, is estimated at Rs 14bn.

Meanwhile, Upper Rahughat is preparing for test production. The 40 MW Rahughat Project and the 22.5 MW Upper Thulokhola Project, both promoted by Raghuganga Hydro, a subsidiary of the Nepal Electricity Authority, are also nearing completion.