Phawa Khola Hydropower Station | |
Name Official: | Phawa Khola Hydropower Project |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 27.2769°N 87.7728°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Taplejung District |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Phawa River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Shiwani Hydropower Company |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 2073-03-09 BS |
Plant Capacity: | 5 MW |
Phawa Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali:फावा खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Taplejung District of Nepal. The flow from Phawa River is used to generate 5 MW electricity.[1]
The plant is owned and developed by Shiwani Hydropower Company, an IPP of Nepal. The generation licence will expire in 2102-06-18 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government.[2] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[3]