| Lower Hewa Hydropower Station | |
| Name Official: | Lower Hewa Hydropower Project |
| Location Map: | Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 27.1506°N 87.7753°W |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Location: | Panchthar District |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Dam Crosses: | Hewa River |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Status: | o |
| Owner: | Mountain Hydro Nepal (P.) Ltd |
| Plant Type: | R |
| Plant Commission: | 2076-04-21 BS |
| Plant Capacity: | 21.6 MW |
Lower Hewa Hydropower Station (Nepali: तल्लो हेवा जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Panchthar District of Nepal. The flow from Hewa River, a tributary of Tamor River, is used to generate 21.6 MW electricity. [1] [2]
The plant is owned and developed by Mountain Hydro Nepal (P.) Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2076-04-21BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-04-08 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [3] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[4]
This power plant may get inundated if Tamor Hydropower Project will be constructed in its downstream.[5]