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Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station

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Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station
Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station is located in Nepal
Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station
Location of Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameSuper Mai Khola Cascade HPP Hydropower Project
CountryNepal
LocationIlam District
Coordinates26°55′41″N 87°57′13″E / 26.92806°N 87.95361°E / 26.92806; 87.95361
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Mai Khola Hydropower Pvt.Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsMai River
Commission date2077-03-31 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Installed capacity3.8 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

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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

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References

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