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Puwa Khola Hydropower Station
Puwa Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: पुवा खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District of Nepal. The flow from Puwa River, a tributary of Mai Khola, is used to generate 6.2 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Nepal Electricity Authority, a government owned public company. The plant started generating electricity since 2060-12-22 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2101-12-30 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid. See also *List of power stations in Nepal The following is a list of the power stations in Nepal. Hydroelectric Solar Power Stations Diesel Power Stations Hydropower stations under construction Other Power Stations * Solar power stations ** Simikot 50 kW ** Gamgadhi ... References Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal Gravity dams Run-of-the-river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puwa Khola
The Puwa River (or Puwa Khola) is a river in Nepal. It is a right tributary of the Mai Khola The Mai Khola is a river in eastern Nepal, the headwater of the Kankai River. Its water is used for irrigation and also powers several hydroelectric plants. Location The Mai Khola is the main tributary of the Kankai River. It is a perennial river .... Location The Puwa Khola lies entirely within Ilam District. A 1994 environmental impact study of the Ilam hydroelectric project found 14 species of fish in the Puwa Khola. Farming The Geya Danda Irrigation System uses water from the Puwa Khola to irrigate in Puwajung, Ilam Municipality-5, Ilam District, just above the river's confluence with the Mai Khola. The 6.2 MW Puwa Khola hydro electrical project is about above the irrigation system. Access road construction has damaged some of the farmland, and about of water is diverted to the power station. The diverted water flows along a headrace tunnel and then a penstock pipe to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal Electricity Authority
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), founded on 16 August 1985, is the parent generator and distributor of electric power under the supervision of the government of Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai .... NEA owns Hydroelectric Plants connected to the grid amounting to 480 Megawatts. It also buys power from Independent Power Producers (IPP) amounting to 230 Megawatts. It operates two fuel operated plants generating 53 Megawatts of Electricity. The total capacity of the Integrated Nepal Power System (INPS) which NEA operates stands at 1095 Megawatts. Various projects are underway to help meet the electricity demand but these have been plagued by delays. However after many such delays Nepal has seen a positive change in electricity production and distribution. For the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilam District
Ilam district ( ne, इलाम जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. It is a Hill district and covers . The 2011 census counted 290,254 population. The municipality of Ilam is the district headquarters and is about from Kathmandu. Ilam attracts many researchers and scientists for the study of medicinal and aromatic plants, orchids, rare birds and the red panda. Ilam stretches from the Terai belt to the upper hilly belt of this Himalayan nation. Etymology The name ''Ilam'' is derived from the limbu language in which "IL" means twisted and "Lam" means road. Ilam was one of the ten self ruling states of Limbuwan before the reunification of Nepal. Its ruler, King Hangshu Phuba Lingdom of Lingdom dynasty, ruled Ilam as a confederate state of Limbuwan until 1813 AD. The treaty between the other Limbuwan states and the King of Gorkha ( Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty of 1774 AD), and the conflict of Gorkha and Sikkim, led to the unification of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
