Lower Modi-1 Hydroelectric Power Plant | |
Name Official: | Lower Modi-1 Hydroelectric Power Plant |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 28.2199°N 83.6969°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Kusma, Parbat district |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Modi River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | United Modi Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. |
Plant Name: | Lower Modi-1 Hydroelectric Power Plant |
Plant Coordinates: | 28.2199°N 83.6969°W |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 2069-08-09 BS |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 50m (160feet) |
Plant Turbines: | 2 Francis-type turbines, Horizontal axis[1] |
Plant Capacity: | 10 MW |
Lower Modi-1 Hydroelectric Power Plant (Nepali: तल्लो मोदी १ जलविद्युत आयोजना, Tallo Modi-1 Jalbidyut Ayojana) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Parbat district of Nepal. The flow from Modi River is used to generate 10 MW electricity.[2] The design flow is 26 m3/s, gross head is 50 m and annual energy generation capacity is 61.01 GWh.[3] [4]
The plant was constructed by United Modi Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., an IPP of Nepal.[2]