Madkyu Khola Hydropower Station | |
Name Official: | Madkyu Khola Hydropower Project |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 28.3611°N 84.1458°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Kaski District |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Madkyu River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Silkes Hydropower Pvt.Ltd |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 2074-12-19 BS |
Plant Capacity: | 13 MW |
Madkyu Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali:मड्क्यु खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Kaski District of Nepal. The flow from Madkyu River is used to generate 13 MW electricity. [1]
The plant is owned and developed by Silkes Hydropower Pvt.Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2074-12-19BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-11-20 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [2] The power station was connected to the national grid in 2018 [3] and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[4]