Kapadigad Hydropower Station | |
Name Official: | Kapadigad Hydropower Project |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 29°N 80.7847°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Doti District |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Kapadigad River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Salmanidevi Hydropower Pvt Ltd |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 2076-02-25 BS |
Plant Capacity: | 3.33 MW |
Kapadigad Hydropower Station (Nepali: कपाडीगड खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Doti District of Nepal. The flow from Kapadigad River is used to generate 3.33 MW electricity. The design flow is 3.81 m3/s and gross head is 170 m.[1]
The plant is owned and developed by Salmanidevi Hydropower Pvt Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2076-02-25BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-09-13 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [2] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[3]