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. The flow from
Mai River
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.
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is used to generate 3.8 MW electricity.
The plant is owned and developed by Mai Khola Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., an
IPP IPP may refer to:
Organisations
* Independent Power Producer, electric power generator
* India Pride Project, recovering stolen Indian artefacts
* Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (Institute of Plant Protection), Italy
* Max-Planck-Insti ...
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. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to
Nepal Electricity Authority.
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.
See also
*
List of power stations in Nepal
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal
Gravity dams
Run-of-the-river power stations
Dams in Nepal
Irrigation in Nepal
Buildings and structures in Ilam District
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