Gandak Hydropower Station | |
Name Official: | Gandak Hydropower Station |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 27.4268°N 83.789°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Purpose: | Power/Irrigation |
Dam Crosses: | Narayani River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Nepal Electricity Authority |
Plant Name: | Gandak Hydropower Station |
Plant Coordinates: | 27.4268°N 83.789°W |
Plant Type: | Canal |
Plant Commission: | 2035-12-19 BS |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 6.09m (19.98feet) |
Plant Turbines: | 3 x 5MW Kaplan-type turbines, horizontal axis |
Plant Capacity: | 15 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 106.38 GWh |
Gandak Hydro Power Station is a hydro-electric plant located in Pratappur, Nawalparasi district of Nepal.[1] The flow from Narayani River is used to generate 15 MW electricity and annual energy is 106.38 GWh.[2] The plant is a part of irrigation facility in the Gandak River constructed as a part of India-Nepal Gandak River Agreement.[3] A barrage in the Narayani river diverts the flow to India and Nepal for irrigation viz. the eastern canal (24.1 m3/s) and western canal (8.5 m3/s). This power station is located on the western canal approximately 18 km downstream of barrage at Surajpura, Nepal.[4]