Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station | |
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Official name | Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station |
Country | Nepal |
Location | Lamjung District |
Coordinates | 28°8′27″N 84°26′24″E / 28.14083°N 84.44000°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Nepal Electricity Authority |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage, Gravity |
Impounds | Marshyangdi River |
Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station | |
Commission date | 2057-03-12 BS |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Turbines | 2x 35MW [1] |
Installed capacity | 70 MW |
Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station (Nepali:मध्य मर्स्याङ्दी जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Lamjung district of western Nepal. The flow from Marshyangdi River is used to generate 70 MW electricity. [2] The plant is connected to the national grid of Nepal. [3]
The plant was set to be commissioned in 2004 but it was delayed by four years. [4] The plant faces siltation problems from time to time.[5]