Panauti Hydropower Station
Panauti Hydropower Station (also called Khopasi Hydropower Station) is the third hydropower station which was constructed in Nepal, in 1965.[1] It is the first megawatt (MW) capacity hydropower station in Nepal.[clarification needed]
It is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant on the Roshi Khola river. This power station is located at Khopasi, Kavre district, 35 km east of Kathmandu and 7 km south-east from Panauti Bazar.
It was built in 1965 with the assistance from then Soviet Union at a cost of NRs 27 million. It has a capacity of 2.4 MW, from 3 units of 0.8 MW each and annual design generation of 6.97 GWh. The Project was designed for operation of only two units at a time with third unit as a standby. Open canal of 3,721 m long with discharge of 3.2 cu. m/s from headwork to reservoir has seven (7) outlet gates for irrigation in the vicinity of Khopasi.
After the major improvement activities accomplished in 2018/019 ( Rehabilitation and Modernization of Switchyards of Panauti Hydropower Station located at Khopasi and Bhakatpur ), Panauti Hydropower Station is generating maximum annual energy (in 2018/19) which the power plant had not been able to do since the last 11 years.[2]
Hydropower name | Panauti Hydropower Station |
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Commissioned year | 1965 |
Type | Run of River |
Location | Panauti Municipality–12, Khopasi |
Installed capacity | 2.4 MW |
Annual average energy | 6.97 GWh |
Maximum Net head Catchment area | 66m /60m |
Average annual flow | 3.2m^3/s |
Live storage volume Dam | 50,000 m3 |
Total length of the waterways | 3.721 km |
Penstock turbine | 1 No., 370m long, 1.4m |
Numbers of Turbine /type | 3/ Horizontal Francis |
Rated discharge/ Turbine | 1.61m3/s |
Rated output / Turbine | 0.85MW |
Rated speed | 1000 rpm |
Generator Rated output | 1000 kVA |
Rated voltage | 6.3 kV |
Rated frequency | 50 Hz |
Power factor | 0.8 |
Power transformer | 1550 kVA, 6.3 kV/33 kV, 3 phase, 2 Nos. |
Transmission line | 33kV, 20 km, single circuit |
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References
- ^ Raj Rai, Kumbha; Prasad Bhatta, Tika; Baral, Prakash (7 October 2022). "Micro hydros face doubtful future as national grid reaches rural homes". Kathmandu Post.
- ^ NEA, NEA. "NEA 2018/19 report" (PDF). NEA. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ NEA, NEA. "Panauti Hydropower Station". NEA. Retrieved 18 June 2020.