Mai Cascade Hydropower Plant

Mai Cascade Hydropower Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 7 MW. This power station is located at Danabari VDC in Ilam district of Nepal. The plant utilizes tail water of Mai Hydropower Station.^[1] The construction of the power station started on 2013 and was completed in 2015.

Mai Cascade Hydropower Project
Location of Mai Cascade Hydropower Project in Nepal
Official name	Sanima Mai Hydropower Project
Country	Nepal
Location	Ilam district
Purpose	Power
Status	In operation
Construction began	2010
Opening date	2015
Owner	Sanima Mai Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Mai Khola
Mai Hydropower Station
Coordinates	26°45′57″N 87°52′9″E
Commission date	2015
Type	Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head	30 m (98 ft)
Turbines	3 x 2.33 MW horizontal Francis-type
Installed capacity	7 MW

The electricity is evacuated through 33 kV transmission line of about 4.0 km length up to switchyard area of Mai hydropower project. The transmission line is further connected to the national grid through a 132KV transmission line.

See also

• Nepal portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Mai Hydropower Station