Lower Hewa hydroelectric plant

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Lower Hewa hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Phidim Municipality, Panchthar District, Province No. 1, Nepal.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Lower Hewa hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner
Operating	2013	22 MW	Run-of-river	Mountain Hydro Nepal Ltd [100%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Lower Hewa hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Phidim Municipality, Panchthar District, Panchthar District, Province No. 1, Nepal	Hewa Khola River	27.1601, 87.7564 (approximate)

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