Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal

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).

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

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

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

• Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 69 MW · Central Region
• Modi Khola Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 14.8 MW · Western Region
• Devighat Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 14.1 MW · Central Region
• Devighat · Solar · 25 MW · Central Region
• Trishuli Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 24 MW · Central Region
• Kali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Nepal · Hydro · 144 MW · Western Region

Location

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

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