| Upper Mai Hydropower Station | |
| Name Official: | Upper Mai Hydropower Project |
| Location Map: | Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 27.0228°N 87.9667°W |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Location: | Ilam District |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Dam Crosses: | Mai River |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Status: | o |
| Owner: | Mai Valley Hydropower P Ltd. |
| Plant Type: | R |
| Plant Commission: | 2073-03-09 BS |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 380.8m (1,249.3feet) |
| Plant Capacity: | 12 MW |
Upper Mai Hydropower Station (Nepali: माथिल्लो माई जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District of Nepal. The Mai River flow is used to generate 25 MW electricity. The gross head is 380.8 m and design flow is 3.88 m3/s.[1]
The plant is owned and developed by Mai Valley Hydropower P Ltd., an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2073 to 2003-09 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2102-04-22 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]