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Detailed explanation-1: -The Small Hydro Power Power Plant at Chandannath Municipality in Jumla District was built in 1983 by Nepal Electricity Authority with power production capacity of 200 KW.

Detailed explanation-2: -Three small hydropower plants inaugurated in Azerbaijan. July 11-13, 2023 / Charlotte, NC, U.S.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first hydroelectric power plant in India was installed in Darjeeling, West Bengal. A project with a capacity of 130 kW installed at Sidrapong (Darjeeling) in the year 1897. This hydroelectric power plant was also the first hydroelectric power plant in Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first hydropower project in Nepal was commissioned on 22nd May 1911 (inaugurated by late King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah) in Pharping, about 10 km south of Kathmandu, using water from two spring sources, Satmule and Shikha Narayan3, with installed capacity of 500 kW.