Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Station | |
Name Official: | Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Project |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 27.1472°N 87.0342°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Bhojpur District |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Pikhuwa River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Eastern Hydropower P Ltd |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 2076-02-27 BS |
Plant Capacity: | 5 MW |
Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: पिखुवा खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Bhojpur District of Nepal. The flow from Pikhuwa River is used to generate 5 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Eastern Hydropower P Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2076-02-27BS. The generation licence will expire in 2102-12-06 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]