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Chaku Khola Hydropower Station

Coordinates: 27°52′20″N 85°56′00″E / 27.87215°N 85.93330°E / 27.87215; 85.93330
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Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
Chaku Khola Hydropower Station is located in Nepal
Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
Location of Chaku Khola Hydropower Station in Nepal
CountryNepal
LocationSindhupalchok District
Coordinates27°52′20″N 85°56′00″E / 27.87215°N 85.93330°E / 27.87215; 85.93330
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Alliance Power Nepal
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsChaku River
Commission date2062-03-01 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Installed capacity3 MW

Chaku Khola Hydropower Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 3 MW.[1] The power station is located in Sindhupalchok District, Nepal. The plant is operated by Alliance Power Nepal, an IPP.[2][3]

Accidents

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  • 2015 October: The project was severely damaged due to aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake.[4]
  • 2019 July: Two staffs were killed due to flood in the river.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITYPOWER TRADE DEPARTMENT IPPs' Hydro Power Projects (Operation)
  2. ^ "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  3. ^ Technical Assistance for Developing an Enabling Policy Environment to Accelerate Development of Clean Energy Through Mini and Small Hydropower in Nepa (PDF), retrieved 2020-08-01
  4. ^ "Hydropower projects knocked out by earthquake still offline". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. ^ DANGAL, DHRUBA. "2 missing, hydropower projects damaged in Sidhuopalchwok due to incessant rain". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-08-01.