Panauti Hydropower Station
| Panauti Hydropower Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Panauti Hydropower Station in Nepal | |
| Official name | Panauti Hydropower Station |
| Country | Nepal |
| Location | Kavre District |
| Coordinates | 27°33′47″N 85°32′10″E / 27.56308°N 85.53604°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | Nepal Electricity Authority |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Installed capacity | 2.4 MW |
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.