Lower Hewa Hydropower Station (Nepali: तल्लो हेवा जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Panchthar District of Nepal. The flow from Hewa River, a tributary of Tamor River, is used to generate 21.6 MW electricity. [1][2]
Lower Hewa Hydropower Station | |
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Official name | Lower Hewa Hydropower Project |
Country | Nepal |
Location | Panchthar District |
Coordinates | 27°09′02″N 87°46′31″E / 27.15056°N 87.77528°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Mountain Hydro Nepal (P.) Ltd |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Hewa River |
Commission date | 2076-04-21 BS |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Installed capacity | 21.6 MW |
The plant is owned and developed by Mountain Hydro Nepal (P.) Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2076-04-21BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-04-08 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [3] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[4]
This power plant may get inundated if Tamor Hydropower Project will be constructed in its downstream.[5]
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- ^ "प्रदेश-१ मा ४ सय २२ मेगावाटका आयोजना निर्माणाधीन, ५७ मेगावाट असारभित्र जाेडिँदै". UrjaKhabar. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)".
- ^ Annual Report 2019/2042. Nepal Electricity Authority.
- ^ "७ सय ५६ मेगावाटको तमोर जलविद्युत आयोजना अघि बढाउन सम्झौता". Ujyaalo Online. Retrieved 2020-11-30.