Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station

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Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station is located in Nepal
Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
Location of Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameMiddle Chaku Khola Hydropower Project
CountryNepal
LocationSindhupalchok District
Coordinates27°52′20″N 85°56′00″E / 27.87222°N 85.93333°E / 27.87222; 85.93333
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Laughing Budha Power Nepal
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsChaku River
Commission date2069-11-15 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Installed capacity1.8 MW

Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: मध्य चाकु खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Sindhupalchok District of Nepal. The flow from Chaku River is used to generate 1.8 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Laughing Budha Power Nepal, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2069-11-15BS. The generation licence will expire in 2102-12-06 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [1] The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[2]

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  1. ^ "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  2. ^ Annual Report 2019/2021. Nepal Electricity Authority.