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Dam in Sindhupalchok District
Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
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CountryNepal
LocationSindhupalchok District
Coordinates27°52′20″N 85°56′00″E / 27.87215°N 85.93330°E / 27.87215; 85.93330
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Alliance Power Nepal
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsChaku River
Commission date2062-03-01 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Installed capacity3 MW

Chaku Khola Hydropower Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 3 MW. The power station is located in Sindhupalchok District, Nepal. The plant is operated by Alliance Power Nepal, an IPP.

Accidents

  • 2015 October: The project was severely damaged due to aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake.
  • 2019 July: Two staffs were killed due to flood in the river.

See also

References

  1. NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITYPOWER TRADE DEPARTMENT IPPs' Hydro Power Projects (Operation)
  2. "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  3. Technical Assistance for Developing an Enabling Policy Environment to Accelerate Development of Clean Energy Through Mini and Small Hydropower in Nepa (PDF), retrieved 2020-08-01
  4. "Hydropower projects knocked out by earthquake still offline". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. DANGAL, DHRUBA. "2 missing, hydropower projects damaged in Sidhuopalchwok due to incessant rain". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-08-01.


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