Chatara Hydropower Station
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| name_official = Chatara Hydropower Station
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| country = Nepal
| location = Sunsari District
| purpose = Power
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| owner = Nepal Electricity Authority
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| plant_type = R
| plant_commission =2074-12-26 BS| plant_decommission =
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| plant_capacity = 3.2 MW
| plant_annual_gen = Kaplan Type
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Chatara Hydropower Station(नेपालीः चतरा जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a canal drop type power station having an installed capacity of 3.2 MW.{{Cite web| title = ३.२ मेगावाटको जलविद्युत तीन वर्षदेखि बन्द| work = Radio Annapurna Nepal| accessdate = 2020-12-09| url = http://www.radioannapurnanepal.com/news/20872/| archive-date = 2019-10-29| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191029162922/http://radioannapurnanepal.com/news/20872/| url-status = dead}} The power station was commissioned in the year 1996 AD and was handed over to Nepal Electricity Authority by Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project on 29 March 1999. This power station is supplying electricity to local area through Chatara feeder.{{Cite web| title = Company {{!}} Rudra International| accessdate = 2020-12-09| url = http://www.rudra.com.np/html/company.php?page=associates&sec=client&view=24}}
The plant was repaired in 2073BS by replacing the turbines.{{Cite web| title = सुनसरीको चतरा स्थित चतरा जलविद्युत केन्द्र संचालनमा| work = News24 : Premium News Channel| accessdate = 2020-12-09| url = https://www.news24nepal.tv/2018/01/01/230770}}
See also
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Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal
Category:Run-of-the-river power stations
Category:1996 establishments in Nepal
Category:Buildings and structures in Sunsari District
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