Sipring Khola Hydropower Station
Sipring Khola Hydropower Station is located in Nepal
Sipring Khola Hydropower Station
Location of Sipring Khola Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameसिप्रिन खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना
CountryNepal
LocationDolakha District
Coordinates27°48′38″N 86°15′18″E / 27.81056°N 86.25500°E / 27.81056; 86.25500
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Synergy Power Development P Ltd
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsSipring River
Commission date2069-10-03 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
TurbinesPelton
Installed capacity2 x 5 MW

Sipring Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: सिप्रिन खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Dolakha District of Nepal. The flow from Sipring River, a tributary of Tamakoshi River, is used to generate 10 MW electricity. The design head is 443.7 m and the design flow is 2.61m3/s.[1]

The plant is owned and developed by Synergy Power Development P Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. It started generating electricity from 2069-10-03 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2101-01-29 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

References

  1. "SIPRIN KHOLA HYDROELECTRIC PLANT | Synergy Hydro". Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  3. Annual Report 2019/2020. Nepal Electricity Authority.


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