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Kulekhani II and have an installed capacity of 14 MW.
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Kulekhani I Hydropower Station via a 5.8 km (3.6 mi) headrace tunnel to a gate house which controls the flow of water to the power station. From the gate house water travels down a 1,340 m (4,400 ft) long
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Kulekhani dam also known as "Indra sarobar", Makwanpur, Nepal
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484:Kulekhani III: 40.85 GWh (commissioned in 2019)
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428:Kulekhani III: 102.56 m (336.5 ft)
279:4,400,000 m (5,800,000 cu yd)
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618:basin while the power stations are in the
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81:Location of Kulekhani Reservoir in Nepal
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468:Kulekhani III: 14 MW (est.)
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247:114 m (374 ft)
846:Renewable energy portal
482:Kulekhani II: 104.6 GWh
460:Installed capacity
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342:7 km (4.3 mi)
175:Construction began
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313:Inactive capacity
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347:Normal elevation
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225:Type of dam
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438:Kulekhani I: 2 x 30
397:Commission date
305:Active capacity
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204:US$ 117.84 million
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678:References
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541:and 14 MW
131:27°35′25″N
750:Khabarhub
563:OPEC Fund
508:Kulekhani
284:Reservoir
134:85°9′21″E
104:Kulekhani
587:penstock
537:, 32 MW
434:Turbines
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