Upper Modi Complex

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Upper Modi Complex is a complex of hydroelectric power plants with varying statuses, none of which are currently operating, in Nepal.

The complex consists of the following projects:

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Upper Modi Complex

Project name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Upper Modi A hydroelectric plant construction[1] 2029 (planned)[2] 42.0 MW[3] Run-of-river[4] Hydroelectricity Investment and Development CO LTD (HIDCL) [100%][5]
Upper Modi Cascade hydroelectric plant pre-construction[3][6] 18.0 MW[3] Run-of-river[7] Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) [100%][3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Upper Modi Complex

Project name Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Upper Modi A hydroelectric plant Ghandruk Village, Kaski District, Gandaki Zone, Gandaki Province, Nepal[8] Modi River[4] 28.3675, 83.8074 (approximate)[8]
Upper Modi Cascade hydroelectric plant Dangsing Village, Kaski District, Gandaki Zone, Gandaki Province, Nepal[8] Modi Khola River[7] 28.3274, 83.7849 (approximate)[8]

The map below shows the approximate locations of the projects in the complex:

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Additional data

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References

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  2. https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/42-mw-upper-modi-a-to-be-built-by-chinese-company-3-firms-selected-based-on-technical-proposal. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230302183227/https://www.investopaper.com/news/hydropower-projects-with-construction-license/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.neaec.com.np/projects/upper-modi-a-hep-upper-modi-hep-407. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.investopaper.com/news/upper-madi-a-hydropower-project/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://doed.gov.np/pages/clhydromorethan1/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.nwrmap.info/hydropower/upper-modi-hpp-cascade-project. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206083000/https://hydro.naxa.com.np/core/datasets/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)