Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Station

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]

Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station
Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Station is located in Nepal
Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Station
Location of Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameMiddle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station
CountryNepal
LocationLamjung District
Coordinates28°8′27″N 84°26′24″E / 28.14083°N 84.44000°E / 28.14083; 84.44000
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Nepal Electricity Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage, Gravity
ImpoundsMarshyangdi River
Middle Marsyandgi Hydropower Station
Commission date2057-03-12 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines2x 35MW [1]
Installed capacity70 MW

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]

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  1. ^ Nepal Marsyangdi 2017 (PDF), retrieved 2020-11-17
  2. ^ "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  3. ^ Annual Report 2019/2020. Nepal Electricity Authority.
  4. ^ Shrestha, Ratna Sansar (2016). "Hydropower Development: Before and After 1992". Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment. 18: 16–21. doi:10.3126/hn.v18i0.14638. ISSN 2392-4101.
  5. ^ "Middle Marsyangdi project impaired by high siltation". Retrieved 2020-11-17.