Upper Puwa-1 Hydropower Station (Nepali: à ¤®à ¤¾à ¤¥à ¤¿à ¤²à ¥Âà ¤²à ¥ à ¤ªà ¥Âà ¤µà ¤¾-à ¥§ à ¤Âà ¤²à ¤µà ¤¿à ¤¦à ¥Âà ¤¯à ¥Âà ¤¤ à ¤Âà ¤¯à ¥Âà ¤Âà ¤¨à ¤¾) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Ilam District of Nepal. The flow from Puwa River, a tributary of Mai River, is used to generate 3 MW electricity. The design flow is per second and design head is .
The plant is owned and developed by Joshi Hydropower Co. P. Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2071-10-01BS. The generation licence will expire in 2105-02-05 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.