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775:. Total Management Services Pvt. Ltd. Archived from
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759:"Kulekhani 3 deadline extended for fifth time"
417:Kulekhani III: 102.56 m (336.5 ft)
268:4,400,000 m (5,800,000 cu yd)
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607:basin while the power stations are in the
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70:Location of Kulekhani Reservoir in Nepal
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236:114 m (374 ft)
835:Renewable energy portal
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193:US$ 117.84 million
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540:World Bank
530:and 14 MW
120:27°35′25″N
739:Khabarhub
552:OPEC Fund
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123:85°9′21″E
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576:penstock
526:, 32 MW
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