Sipring Khola Hydropower Station | |
Name Official: | सिप्रिन खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना |
Location Map: | Nepal |
Coordinates: | 27.8106°N 86.255°W |
Country: | Nepal |
Location: | Dolakha District |
Purpose: | Power |
Dam Crosses: | Sipring River |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Status: | o |
Owner: | Synergy Power Development P Ltd |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Commission: | 2069-10-03 BS |
Plant Turbines: | Pelton |
Plant Capacity: | 2 x 5 MW |
Sipring Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: सिप्रिन खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Dolakha District of Nepal. The flow from Sipring River, a tributary of Tamakoshi River, is used to generate 10 MW electricity. The design head is 443.7 m and the design flow is 2.61m3/s.[1]
The plant is owned and developed by Synergy Power Development P Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. It started generating electricity from 2069-10-03 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2101-01-29 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]