A proposal to build a 400 MW Lower Arun power plant in Nepal has been put forward by India 's Minister of State for Power , Raj Kumar Sharma , at a meeting with Minister for Energy , Water and Irrigation , Barshaman Pun . The project would be based on the 900 MW Arun III project . Minister Pun noted that the Nepal government would make a proper decision whether or not to award the construction of Lower Arun to India after seeing the progress in Arun III hydro project. Pun noted that Nepal should consider progress made on the construction of Arun III before deciding whether to award the project to India . Meanwhile , the Nepal Energy Ministry has terminated the licence of the Lower Arun project with Brazilian - based Brass Power , for failure to progress the project .
A proposal to build a 400 MW Lower Arun power plant in Nepal has been put forward by India 's Minister of State for Power , Raj Kumar Sharma , at a meeting with Minister for Energy , Water and Irrigation , Barshaman Pun . The project would be based on the 900 MW Arun III project . Pun noted that Nepal should consider progress made on the construction of Arun III before deciding whether to award the project to India . Meanwhile , the Nepal Energy Ministry has terminated the licence of the Lower Arun project with Brazilian - based Brass Power , for failure to progress the project .