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Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal

Hydro power plant in Western Region, Nepal. Approximate location 28.189, 84.4195.

HydroWestern RegionNepalConstruction

Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 70 MW hydro power plant in Western Region, Nepal. It ranks #2 of 14 Nepal power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 98.8% of Nepal's electricity; the national grid averages 24 gCO₂/kWh (100.0% low-carbon) (2024).

70MW installed capacity
2009Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0040478.

Data status

Known data

FacilityMiddle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal WRI
CountryNepal · Western Region WRI
Coordinates28.189, 84.4195 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity70 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000602672; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerNepal Electricity Authority (NEA) [100%] WRI
Commissioned2009 WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2 / 14 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 / 12 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.56× · 45 MW · n=12 calculated
Climate20.0°C · HDD 463 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000602672; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 70 MW, Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is well above the median hydro plant in Nepal (45 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest hydro power plant of 12 in Nepal by capacity.

Nepal has 12 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 558 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 28.189, 84.4195 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal?

Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal is a 70 MW hydro power plant in Western Region, Nepal, Construction 2009.

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