Khudi Khola Hydropower Station

Khudi Khola Hydropower Station
Location of Khudi Khola Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameKhudi Khola Hydropower Project
CountryNepal
Coordinates28°16′30″N 84°19′30″E / 28.27500°N 84.32500°E / 28.27500; 84.32500
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Khudi Hydropower Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsKhudi River
Commission date2063-09-15 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Installed capacity4 MW

Khudi Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: खुदी खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Simpani, Lamjung District of Nepal. The flow from Khudi River, a tributary of Marshyangdi River, is used to generate 4 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Khudi Hydropower Ltd., an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2063-09-15 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2096-11-12 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government.[1] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[2]

Butwal Power Company has 60% stake in Khudi Hydropower Ltd. and other investors are SCP Hydro International inc. (SCPHI) and Lamjung Electricity Development Company Limited (LEDCO) with 25% and 15% stake respectively.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  2. ^ Annual Report 2019/2020. Nepal Electricity Authority.
  3. ^ "Khudi Hydropower Limited (KHL)". Retrieved 2020-11-18.