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Upper Hugdi Hydropower Station

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Upper Hugdi Hydropower Station (Nepali: माथिल्लो हुगदी जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Gulmi District of Nepal. The flow from Hugdi River is used to generate 5 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Ruru Jalbidyut Pariyojana Pvt. Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2071-12-09BS. The generation licence will expire in 2104-04-29 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority. Read more on Wikipedia

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