Mai Khola Small Hydropower Station | |
Name Official: | Mai Cascade HPP Hydropower Project |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 26.8767°N 87.9297°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Ilam District |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Mai Khola River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Himal Dolkha Hydropower Company Pvt Ltd |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 2064-08-20 BS |
Plant Capacity: | 4.5 MW |
Mai Khola Small Hydropower Station (Nepali: माई खोला सानो जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-the-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District of Nepal. The flow from Mai River is used to generate 8 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Himal Dolkha Hydropower Company Pvt Ltd, an IPP of Nepal.
The plant started generating electricity in 2064-10-14 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2099-08-19 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [1] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[2]