Marsyangdi Hydropower Project | |
Name Official: | मर्स्याङ्दी जलविद्युत आयोजना |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 27.9256°N 84.4974°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Marshyangdi River |
Dam Type: | Barrage |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Nepal Electricity Authority |
Plant Name: | Marsyangdi Hydropower Station |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 5 November 1989 |
Plant Turbines: | Vertical Axis Francis |
Plant Capacity: | 3x26 MW |
Marsyangdi Hydropower Station (मर्स्याङ्दी जलविद्युत आयोजना)is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Aanbukhaireni, Tanahu District of Nepal. The flow from the Marshyangdi River is used to generate 69 MW electricity and 462.5 GWh of annual energy. The rated net head is 90.5 m and rated flow is 30.5 m3/s. The plant is owned and operated by Nepal Electricity Authority. The plant started generating electricity since 1989AD.[1] The power station is connected to the national grid.
The project was financed by a Nepal government in assistance from IDA, KFW, KFED, SFD, ADB and GON at a cost of US$22 million.[2]