Gandak Hydropower Station

{{Short description|Hydro-electric power station in Nepal}}

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| name = Gandak Hydropower Station

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| name_official = Gandak Hydropower Station

| location_map = Nepal

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| coordinates = {{coord|27.4268|N|83.789|E|type:landmark}}

| country = Nepal

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| purpose = Power/Irrigation

| dam_crosses = Narayani River

| dam_type = Gravity

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| owner = Nepal Electricity Authority

| plant_name = Gandak Hydropower Station

| plant_coordinates ={{coord|27.4268|N|83.789|E|type:landmark}}

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| plant_type = Canal

| plant_commission = 2035-12-19 BS

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| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|6.09|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| plant_turbines = 3 x 5MW Kaplan-type turbines, horizontal axis

| plant_capacity = 15 MW

| plant_annual_gen = 106.38 GWh

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Gandak Hydro Power Station is a hydro-electric plant located in Pratappur, Nawalparasi district of Nepal.{{cite book |title=Eastern Gandak Canal Hydroelectric Project |publisher=JICA |url=https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2004/pdf/2-37_full.pdf}} The flow from Narayani River is used to generate 15 MW electricity and annual energy is 106.38 GWh.{{Cite web| title = Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)|url=http://www.doed.gov.np/license/54}} The plant is a part of irrigation facility in the Gandak River constructed as a part of India-Nepal Gandak River Agreement.{{cite book |last1=DIXIT |first1=AJAYA |last2=SHUKLA |first2=ASHUTOSH |title=BENEFITS AND BURDEN A CASE STUDY OF Gandak River Agreement |date=2017 |publisher=Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET)-Nepal and ActionAid Nepal. |url=http://isetnepal.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Gandak-River-Agreement_Final-press-copy_15-Dec-2017-2-.pdf}} A barrage in the Narayani river diverts the flow to India and Nepal for irrigation viz. the eastern canal (24.1 m³/s) and western canal (8.5 m³/s). This power station is located on the western canal approximately 18 km downstream of barrage at Surajpura, Nepal.{{cite book |title=A year in review FY2018/19 |date=2019 |publisher=Nepal Electricity Authority}}