Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station Explained

Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station
Name Official:Super Mai Khola Cascade HPP Hydropower Project
Location Map:Nepal
Coordinates:26.9281°N 87.9536°W
Country:Nepal
Location:Ilam District
Purpose:Power
Dam Crosses:Mai River
Dam Type:Gravity
Status:o
Owner:Mai Khola Hydropower Pvt.Ltd.
Plant Type:R
Plant Commission:2077-03-31 BS
Plant Capacity:3.8 MW

Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station (Nepali: सुपर माई खोला क्यसकेड जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-the-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District of Nepal.[1] The flow from Mai River is used to generate 3.8 MW electricity.

The plant is owned and developed by Mai Khola Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2077-03-31BS. The generation licence will expire in 2110-11-04 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]

Finance

The project cost was NPR 55.75 crore, of which 41.75 crore was financed by the bank and the rest was private equity from the developer.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: admin. सुपर माई क्यासकेडबाट तालिका भन्दा एक वर्ष अघि बिजुली बल्यो. Mai Khola Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.. 2020-12-09. 2020-07-10.
  2. Web site: Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW).
  3. Book: Annual Report 2019/2064 . Nepal Electricity Authority.
  4. Web site: सुपर माई क्यासकेडबाट तालिका भन्दा एक वर्ष अघि बिजुली बल्यो. Mai Khola Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.. 2020-12-09. 2020-07-10.