Andhi Khola Hydropower Station () is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in

Syangja District Syangja District ( ne, स्याङ्जा जिल्ला; ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Syangja bazaar (a small town) as its district headquarters, covers an area of ...

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. The flow from Andhi River, a tributary of

Kali Gandaki River The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area amounts to , most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, it is notabl ...

, is used to generate 9.4 MW electricity and annual energy of 68.38 GWh. The plant is owned and developed by Butwal Power Company Limited, an IPP of Nepal in technical help from

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. The plant started generating electricity since 2052-01-08 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 132 kV national grid through the substation at Rang Khola and sells electricity to

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. In 1991, when the plant was first installed, its capacity was 5.1 MW. It was upgraded to 9.4 MW in 2015. The tailwater used to irrigate 309 hectares of land in Tulsi Bhanjyang area of Syangja District and Asardi area of Palpa District. After the upgrade, the command area has increased to 599 hectare.

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