Kapadigad Hydropower Station

Dam in Doti District
29°00′00″N 80°47′05″E / 29.00000°N 80.78472°E / 29.00000; 80.78472PurposePowerStatusOperationalOwner(s)Salmanidevi Hydropower Pvt LtdDam and spillwaysType of damGravityImpoundsKapadigad RiverCommission date2076-02-25 BSTypeRun-of-the-riverInstalled capacity3.33 MW

Kapadigad Hydropower Station (Nepali: कपाडीगड खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Doti District of Nepal. The flow from Kapadigad River is used to generate 3.33 MW electricity. The design flow is 3.81 m3/s and gross head is 170 m.[1]

The plant is owned and developed by Salmanidevi Hydropower Pvt Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2076-02-25BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-09-13 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [2] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[3]

See also

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  • iconRenewable energy portal

References

  1. ^ ugsepl (18 August 2019). "KAPADIGAD HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT". Underground Space Engineering. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  2. ^ "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  3. ^ Annual Report 2019/2048. Nepal Electricity Authority.
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