Devighat Hydropower Station | |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 27.8882°N 85.134°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Nuwakot |
Purpose: | Power |
Opening: | 1984 |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Nepal Electricity Authority |
Plant Name: | Trishuli Hydropower Station |
Plant Coordinates: | 27.8882°N 85.134°W |
Plant Type: | RoR |
Plant Commission: | 1984 |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 40.5m (132.9feet) |
Plant Turbines: | 3 Nos. Vertical Francis |
Plant Capacity: | 14.1 MW |
Devighat Hydropower Station is a 14.1 MW cascade project of Trishuli Hydropower Station. The station is located at Bidur Municipality in Nuwakot, Nepal. The plant was commissioned in 1984. The plant was developed jointly by the Government of India and the Government of Nepal. The project cost was NPR 750 Million. The plant was overhauled in 2011 to regain efficiency. The design flow is 45.66 m3/s and the rated head is 40.5 m.[1] [2]