Mai Cascade Hydropower Plant Explained

Mai Cascade Hydropower Project
Name Official:Sanima Mai Hydropower Project
Location Map:Nepal
Country:Nepal
Location:Ilam district
Purpose:Power
Dam Crosses:Mai Khola
Dam Type:Gravity
Construction Began:2010
Opening:2015
Status:In operation
Owner:Sanima Mai Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.
Plant Name:Mai Hydropower Station
Plant Coordinates:26.7658°N 87.8692°W
Plant Type:R
Plant Commission:2015
Plant Hydraulic Head:30m (100feet)
Plant Turbines:3 x 2.33 MW horizontal Francis-type
Plant Capacity:7 MW

Mai Cascade Hydropower Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 7 MW. This power station is located at Danabari VDC in Ilam district of Nepal. The plant utilizes tail water of Mai Hydropower Station.[1] The construction of the power station started on 2013 and was completed in 2015.

The electricity is evacuated through 33 kV transmission line of about 4.0 km length up to switchyard area of Mai hydropower project. The transmission line is further connected to the national grid through a 132KV transmission line.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mai Cascade Hydropower Project. Sanima Mai Hydropower Limitied. 8 November 2014. October 2014.