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Thapa Khola Hydropower Station

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Thapa Khola Hydropower Station
Thapa Khola Hydropower Station is located in Nepal
Thapa Khola Hydropower Station
Location of Thapa Khola Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameThapa Khola Hydropower Project
CountryNepal
LocationMustang District
Coordinates28°42′32″N 83°38′52″E / 28.70889°N 83.64778°E / 28.70889; 83.64778
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Mount Kailash Energy Co. Ltd
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsThapa River
Commission date2074-08-22 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Installed capacity11.2 MW

Thapa Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: थापा खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Mustang District of Nepal. The flow from Thapa River is used to generate 11.2 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Mount Kailash Energy Co. Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2074-08-22BS. The generation licence will expire in 2104-01-25 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [1][2] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[3]

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  1. ^ "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  2. ^ "Construction of Thapa Khola project expedites". Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ Annual Report 2019/2025. Nepal Electricity Authority.