Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Station

Hydro-electric plant in Lamjung district of western Nepal
Dam in Lamjung District
28°8′27″N 84°26′24″E / 28.14083°N 84.44000°E / 28.14083; 84.44000PurposePowerStatusOperationalOwner(s)Nepal Electricity AuthorityDam and spillwaysType of damBarrage, GravityImpoundsMarshyangdi RiverMiddle Marsyandgi Hydropower StationCommission date2057-03-12 BSTypeRun-of-the-riverTurbines2x 35MW [1]Installed capacity70 MW

Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station (Nepali:मध्य मर्स्याङ्दी जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Lamjung district of western Nepal. The flow from Marshyangdi River is used to generate 70 MW electricity. [2] The plant is connected to the national grid of Nepal. [3]

The plant was set to be commissioned in 2004 but it was delayed by four years. [4] The plant faces siltation problems from time to time.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nepal Marsyangdi 2017 (PDF), retrieved 2020-11-17
  2. ^ "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  3. ^ Annual Report 2019/2020. Nepal Electricity Authority.
  4. ^ Shrestha, Ratna Sansar (2016). "Hydropower Development: Before and After 1992". Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment. 18: 16–21. doi:10.3126/hn.v18i0.14638. ISSN 2392-4101.
  5. ^ "Middle Marsyangdi project impaired by high siltation". Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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