Upper Mai Hydropower Station (Nepali: माथिल्लो माई जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District 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 ...

. The

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. It is a perennial rive ...

flow is used to generate 25 MW electricity. The gross head is 380.8 m and design flow is 3.88 m³/s. The plant is owned and developed by Mai Valley Hydropower P 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 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. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.

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 {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub

See also

References