Mai Khola Small Hydropower Station (Nepali: माई खोला सानो जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-the-river hydro-electric plant located 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 ...
of Nepal. The flow from
Mai River is used to generate 8 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Himal Dolkha Hydropower Company Pvt Ltd, an
IPP
IPP may refer to:
Organisations
* Independent power producer
* India Pride Project, recovering stolen Indian artefacts
* Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (Institute of Plant Protection), Italy
* Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, a ...
of Nepal.
The plant started generating electricity in 2064-10-14 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2099-08-19 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to
Nepal Electricity Authority
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), founded on 16 August 1985, is the parent generator, transmittor and retail distributor of electric power under the supervision of the government of Nepal.
NEA has its own power plants. In addition it also buys ...
.
See also
*
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 ...
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal
Gravity dams
Run-of-the-river power stations
Dams in Nepal
Irrigation in Nepal
Buildings and structures in Ilam District
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