| Super Mai Hydropower Station | |
| Name Official: | Super Mai Hydropower Project Hydropower Project |
| Location Map: | Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 26.9408°N 87.9631°W |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Location: | Ilam District |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Dam Crosses: | Mai River |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Status: | o |
| Owner: | Supermai Hydropower Pvt.Ltd. |
| Plant Type: | R |
| Plant Commission: | 2075-07-11 BS |
| Plant Capacity: | 7.8 MW |
Super Mai Hydropower Station (Nepali: सुपर माई 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 7.8 MW electricity.[1]
The plant is owned and developed by Supermai Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity in 2018.[2] The generation licence will expire in 2052, after which the plant will be handed over to the government.[3] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[4]
The project was constructed with a joint investment of NPR 1.50 billion by Siddhartha Bank, Sanima Bank, Century Commercial Bank and Jyoti Bikas Bank.[5]