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Sanima Mai Hydropower Station is a
run-of-the-river Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
power station with an installed capacity of 22 MW. This power station is located at Gunmune and Chisapani VDC in
Ilam district Ilam district () is one of Districts of Province No. 1, 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is a Geography of Nepal#The Hill Region, Hill districts of Nepal, district and covers . The 2011 Nepal census, 2011 census counted 290,25 ...
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Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. Construction began in 2010 and all major works were completed by October 2014. However, the power station did not become operational at the time due to an unfinished transmission line. It became fully operational on February 26, 2015. The plant is operated by Sanima Mai Hydropower Limited, a public company developing various hydropower projects in Nepal.


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Mai Cascade Hydropower Plant Mai Cascade Hydropower Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 7 MW. This power station is located at Danabari VDC in Ilam district of Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republi ...
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List of power stations in Nepal As of 4 March 2025, Nepal's total installed electricity capacity is 3421.956 megawatts (MW). This includes 3255.806 MW from hydropower, 106.74 MW from solar, 53.41 MW from thermal, and 6 MW from Co-generation.https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.c ...


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Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal Gravity dams Run-of-the-river power stations Dams in Nepal Energy infrastructure completed in 2015 2015 establishments in Nepal Buildings and structures in Ilam District {{Nepal-struct-stub