Madkyu Khola Hydropower Station
Appearance
Madkyu Khola Hydropower Station | |
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Official name | Madkyu Khola Hydropower Project |
Country | Nepal |
Location | Kaski District |
Coordinates | 28°21′40″N 84°08′45″E / 28.36111°N 84.14583°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Silkes Hydropower Pvt.Ltd |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Madkyu River |
Commission date | 2074-12-19 BS |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Installed capacity | 13 MW |
Madkyu Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali:मड्क्यु खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Kaski District of Nepal. The flow from Madkyu River is used to generate 13 MW electricity. [1]
The plant is owned and developed by Silkes Hydropower Pvt.Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2074-12-19BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-11-20 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [2] The power station was connected to the national grid in 2018 [3] and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nepal". Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)".
- ^ "River and Energy – Nepal River Portal". Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Annual Report 2019/2049. Nepal Electricity Authority.