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Up pe r B!:Iilp.>phi K h 0 ia Bye! ro alaetri c Projrict Sin d hu p~ Ic hbwl-:: 0 i s l1i'i c t

S aI,Ient Features

of the P roject

Run-af -Hiv~r Vil'lag e Develop ment C 0111 m lttee G olche Mrl GlI·r~ba '.iDe

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Drstrict

N2Ime of the River

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Catchment .Are a

at Da m Si tE!'

, :48 Sq. Km

C OF")] p€: ns ~ti on Flow

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1:1 CO Years

Flood at ~Neir 5it8

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a pproxlm r::.le i~r ·1f:i Kill after the c,t.np !etiQt I (;(1, I"s~r\l{;tjDn road
"

i:)~ II FII;'JGY

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Type of We.! r
INe ir Crcest Le .....1 e

eOPl'~~et~ G 1';".I\li1)' v;ith. U nconl rolled

lind j§r5!,llI~c.e

splllv;,W{ and

,. EI, '1.9{i 6.50 rnasl

Ii ~igllt f W€ Ii' o

3. 50· III fr(!'111 rive r be::1

40

m {incLudi ng uncle rs' u[ CE!)

r-1oc~level Sit [) YE ar Flood at.·we ir

EI, 19~8. 50 mast E 199:;1 SO rnasl

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lype

U nt.:Jn'.mll ed ogee s~ r1ped

7-92.00 !n;!isec (1: '100 yr. f'ir)od) Length of ~r e .spil'iv~a 'i I r(Jrght

4v.om
3.50 rn rtCl rn river bed EI. 199·5 &0 n @sl, rom the rive r bed f

Dr the

,Spillw~i section

Crest level of H'Ie S pi Ilway

Lin d~~'Sluice Gate IIWel t Leve'l af

.I Ty pe
E1. 992.00 rnasl .2 (Two)

Linder:;;1 uice

Orifice Type

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3 Nos., I nvert l";:'.'$1 of I Pita[..;;e EI. 1993.50 rr"l~$1 3 .

rfI:

3.0 m \i'~ij8 by 2.0

high

DeS8Jil din H Sa sin

.' '
-,

No. 'ot Elia::.i flS

2 (T\!vo)

L ;:::;.tW.OO
I

rn. .

IN ~1~iOOrn,De

= 7.0 rn

Nomlna' si;z~ ,;)'F trap ped p,~rth~le

0.20 mm

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Lengtl-,

4.,03 'Km

2.S0·m
.,

'l vpe

43.vm

l-i.:i

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Incri ned

,S ha_ft

I n~$.rili!ll Di3 meter

H orizontal FIenstock 'Pi pe Pe 11StOC k M;mlfold

2.5m

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4H Orn
,.

e-

28.8·~
1,:;!"

, ,

Th icknes

O'f Ste,,?1 L.i fling

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'und~rqm~Jnd' " ..
"

U~2:l..ao m, W=11' 00 rn H=18,68

EI. 1 5tl,1j 5{i m asl
Ttl i"bine Se Hir)g Level
Pelton (V~ljUcalAxi s)
;'.:

1'('1,

i.uplo fl:::.'r;'

No. of unit Capacity of each

U nit

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Typfl Length
i'

'144:ri m
3. 0

SlLe a~lc:l$hape (combi ned} .

No~nlal T ai I \f~8l~r Leve I

n~l'Nide
-,

'.'

and 4,0 FI1 ~'igh, frP.!e'flow

11~asl

EI. {S 36. 97

Und~~grorJ d n

n,,30

.}

ill X

8:0 'rn

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132
j

KV

Length of Tmr.srn~ssif.J

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Type

Rated Dutp:Jt

4:5 M,VV (2 . -. 500

x 22 . 5 ,~.JVv\
)

rprn

Gi(}llil~ratD rs

Type
2,:( 2600 KVA

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al EIlE!'rgy 40 3:Z~ [W~'ll

21B,:88S GWh

'F~ ci:;:il'1Iild icato[s, 1:'I<3!11

'_

Debtieq,Lfity rajio .'.

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Return a n IEquity 1 27
S peeisic

P rcIee

'Cost

{USSlk\"'r )

1847'

l-:zi !i

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Up Df!r 13;=..le~'!>hl K'!"II~!~

U'Ld"._fO.::,_. L:....:· j=l.::c=.l c-:..:.I~=-=~c"-"tt;.:.:i P....:..r=-lI

-=-h:..::.'3:::...~i=p..:..:..:iii.=..o~-Y__=S:....:.·l

~:....:d:...L..1t R_u,j;!ur

L'

Mal-,

R'?p~ ,t

EXEC LITIVlE SUM MARY

OF

UPPER BAlEPHI KHOLA HYDROLECTRIC PR.OJECr

.1;

tJr::per

82M~·phi K~ol;:] H~!dmBI~ctrif.;

P:oIedi:;

~ run of ri'JeF

pre-jeet.

The :::-rI~ipi:Jse(J The

be adworxs site Is located

tn T@lnbath;:; n

of. ·GUtr1ba VDC or Si nd bu paid lowk d istn ct.

carried

p~fIposed powe rhcuse site lies en Go 'clll;' VD::: of Si ndhu pakhco\..; ...k di 51 ric.t.
" The fe asi bHity study CiF111~ projl8;:;t
118!$. beF,;:"!f1 G U\.

too develo

it after mrJkillg po'.ve r

P~!rch ase agreement

do me s HG i lL"'l2::;tDj':-;_

(P P'i\) witr
In tn.;:;:

N"e~.aI

EI O! :::11 tc.iL y

:l'<~J IhuN

1 rr~E!~) h:,.' emplo~dng the ...

~l'mt. O G

rC;!;:!li DoJ1;l:S. ~Ild finarrcia I inst'i(vti oris .. The fEar; -bi~ity sl~Jdy

has
•

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the lnstalled 'C2lp:-Jci1:y [;or 45.00 ~1NV,

Th€! surr ... \I.'ork:;; were ·9y ,. tunnel, 3urg.~· Tank;

C;"fJr ie<::j out wi::h tli e obj eetlve of preoerl ng to pogra pI" ie<JJ1"naps r I .
maps ~[."rhe.;]dtNorks

Gof

the p!'ojed area. Topogr-aphical

sits, '.vat~r

corr!J'c!y.an:c.:=!, h0.adr.a\;f:!

penstock aligl~m€rti

·pcwerho'(..~ses~te a."d taitrace Ciligrm~nl Vi!~f'e

control r::::.;.i we re fils
mO[1

pre pa reel .!1Jt d iH't·rel'·lt 5oeles. A~I the rn Bijar g round

rTI arked

urne nt with

on perrna nent boulders. and concrete brock's. Kho la i So

C3

Ii

B~18phi

peren nial river

h a~'Jrfg catchment. a rea

of 248. k n'F.

Kathrna ndu,

ti11S1 01

-caf'i~al cl't~ of Ne pa! !i>!;'s.at \~'eS~of the project area. It '~ie5f in ~'hE! rn id dl8 rn ounte in 'reg in n
over its cater m e nt area ·i~.:2!;) '15 mrn
,

N-!Jp~ Md e ;(0 erle n oe s ~E.:rfi.pe['.3 te \0 al pin~ el-ms te. Th e 8VerE:lQ IE! TIC;f1thly prsc ip1t~tiOIl I,
:3;8

ca~Gu lated by 111lessen' s POlyg on

I.

'Tl ethcd.

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Tn 9 long to rrn a~erag e fl crw i~ tile ava il abinty ~ !3'8 essrnent

of f:: rejects
l

~$

8$I~tra I

hydrcdog lcat! pa f"i?:!1'"1lGlWr W (I-:?twm il''I@ ~h~ w;;ltf':'r

03 nd

.It de::: pends 'On th 8 d'rl1!:1te, tapQgra?hy Iy ·flo,.... i

,. CI re

g€ vlc;~J" of

111e :1'ire·a·, he iJ:d opted ~i~cu T

.,

me

flth

b ased on th·e ave 1 ag:::- "'ClI~le ;;.)f t,::erlc:::'1 a~ed

be tow;

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d a ta rrol 1 g c.:llJging s i Cl'l"ioi1$ ailfJ :.~hscha cal'';'1 il ;;t;:'! d by ~/;~Pmoth od S.. Tha ~,f!.a n 1';1(;n~~lly iII:1:'
flo'.',..values of B.~ Ie-phi KllOlt! at VO posed "h.e<ildwc rks site is g,ive
, '1

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I·

reyo rlan Cc!i"lenr:la r

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Nepali GalE;lndiar :

J:. Month.'
.!I'. 656

Mean MOl'llthl:t Flow (ni.l"f.!'=i)

JariuElry
toJl 51 rch ~~----

27.761. 3278 493'9

Shraw8:!1

Apdl
M:ay

Bh8ldl'a

---.----.--~
50.1'16

4930'1

--------------~--~~-------------f' ~------.-------'J-xi',;

-----

13 (;98

Ashwin
K@rtik

31,B7S
15.065
f). 323

Ju'ly

AUgU3t

~---------r---------- __---rl,:,45S

4 'i .~)2r3

Sep.tember

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20,3.0'1
9.830

Magh F~19un

~..339

e 817

Chailra

3,2.fll

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TIl e 'design oisch a rge of the moj~ct is tra sed en the v~ lu~'3 :if" d@psnd able fl';}w E1t

!proposed dependable

headworks

site. TI."-, fJO'ovdur~tton ~

curve

1-1615

be en dr;.rived to deterrni r e the

flaws at proposed

tle 17ldWc. rks.site, B@sed

on

til e ge !ier';:;I'l~d da~~ the ado[;tecJ

I

flolN duratios

curve is S IO'oVn below: T I~ design Cn!>c;llarge of

is! nce

2.16 m'/& is adOli)ted a1

pre:ba'binilV exceed
4.,

of ~Q. () %. Tile ~ rm flow (90%.) a~ prop osed he ::tdv..orks site is

66 m~ls.
he

!iii

pral set
-

.are r.I j s I ocated in the H,ig he;r Hi Ina lava

1"1

unit 111 Cenu a I N ep a I C)II~!!;i·, gl~ roek

The gneiss rock Is 5: ig hU)! !..... '1 ered ~;:-Ji
~CWt;l!\'is

l \ipe

qneiss; is. present

I

thmug

~1;:J t ~lHO!pro] t..:

eet a rea.

to fniih, blo I';ky strong ~ very strong',

rort ...upstrearn. F'ew old lancalices

"II'j~,

ge r-IAf d I tr~ 11d -of bed rocl... is clioping

are '~eE!n along

-,

n·,s

river bank especially

toward!:! 'eft

------------------------------------1-)('.'

•
~_----",I·_@hli.t'....:lli!0f

I~ o(jr.lJ~l ijl n 'il.el::.1Lt ~

ban k. ;iNh lch Gould 1'1 ille res LIlted d .Il?;i 10 coni bi nmJ 1)1fl3ct '0: to 8 c':Jtting anc ste.ep!~'slop ing B
na~lJr:ar slope.

However, there arc

.10 f!iGl$I'1

'la'ldslidG! ~Gtiv-ti~s wit"in

th~

PT'O~0ct

area

_.~
,
:::v
7( n·lo!"!_'

~ Ilh'J:x,'

.~ ~

... tlf. ...:·-ir: i, ~~~;

!.'J"'~' ./; ?:/

(,

-"'=

!:

... ,-\ ~:
~
'!I:
:!"

is

• .: • • • • •

rc ............ +------

~, ~~

1-

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£~

:iill

'::11

..t! I

"U

E'r["t. Itllli:!'

~rt(I~!ti~l'.!

rH

,~

pm Je(;;~. ased b d~te rmi l'lation

on lhf.' 1,:;rtlOi~lncrorma tlon on 'ri'J~r I,=,~;d.l)I'f)9Y, river f1"Q~phO~0g~1a nd ava!;I;@:b~c I r

head to :n:avQ< maxirnu rn ben ~fit. Th0' s1.udy .shall b~ focu sed on 1£0 '18,0l;t af the proj eet, a e

0'

tile insta'llrad

c;i1p.;idty af 11"'113 i ant and p

nUilntf.'r

of g@no~@ljng units

.r,orr8's,pOI1i?Jir.g tlJr:binF,l ~H$r.h:::i:rge, Th~ project

\,!.i'8$ f:)IJlld optirn~JIn @'IO·iG% dl3r~I'Idabr8'

'flow with ill axl HI Ufn

exceed an ce.

t.'~rler+5.

The d 5-8ig.l: ,ui seha rg e ls '12. 1 6 tl'i~/5 ~t 4C{l;o C:'f pre babil i~i

Opti mizatio n of I nstal I p.d C a pa

2.22

G fty

2',21
2.20

~'. l:fl
,III

'i ,LiS

'2.H,l

'-_

~ ·,~,H3

2. ss 2.14 ,21J
.~..-;, .".1.

,
56

\.
I

·212

-0'"-:---

._.

a~

4Q'

4~

50

70

lnstalled Capacity ,in MW

~~~--_--_

...-

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Feasibili.l:.\0llJljy

1'1 tllClFt

, M,,'n F,E!po"t

Ilrie prolect wi1l' .g~l1e.rate the total 6Inr!uat el1Brgy of 279 170) GN[''1"u giver g'oss head of
.!!. 54.9

Urn and ties;i g i:i~'s:ch a rg'5 ot

2.1 5 If

~f$,

TI' e cower

getle·r at€!(! is ~ sti mated 1o b.8

-=15 O{I MW. Considering

national

the :)1J1.i:9:.¥! 0.; :5~.~,the c!ee:rr:e8i ~nEi.!rg~~ g~n.grati::m 'Supclied in 11 ~

G\{.JiI1 out 01 "..hich the'or,'
eeason

grid i:5 cornpu~Gd as 265.211

e·r'.~rg:-,(polJ.s1l to

Chai'-r:a) is .:16.328 GWh and ll'E:o~hJ\&l: S;f!:3S01"1 energy (Balsakh

to M2Insir) is 218.'385 GWlJ,

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The pi ant fa ctor •

QJ

n €:I

pro je ct ls corn pl.I{ed

f:I!".

',,0 B1 )f~

The g en 8·ri:.9l;3 rr.f'lilge . Kho!~' atong

men'l of tbe pro] ect consi 8':.5 of ~1i 'ers io 1', wei r across th 8' Ba!""'r~I i ~
lliers lu ica s: ru c~ures, The

wl~'h

LJ

Qesrg f1 f1 DW

conveyeo

by canal be ore

e nteri ng- 1he

Inc! ned B~l~rhi

twaarace

tun ne I. A fl rth' passe 5 tt! rm..Ilg11heaorace

lo:sted

t u nne I, S\Jrge T anf{ and

:S~1aft to qenerate the power ,[I,t to'(~ rOlNorhouse

I(hril",,· All I'. a l"1ydr~u1ic structures the ~ F(lJ~e.l are
1,'

em riUh'. ba.nk ca ve rn- of of 12.16 f"n~ls

Sub" S~at ion

,*igl1G-d for tile flo~

The

I>.o~ver g anaraled from

wil~ be

$~'nch""on!z.ed
Slll1SS

to t.em os a nglJ
io r, Iine is 32
~·I.

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1.32 k V tra nsrnl s'Sio n line, Th'l1 approxirn ate. le1ngtt I of tran

The

c,?ristJU ctl Oil, pl8!fl If nq is prepa re d

to ill ~('im plis 11 th e project within ~tl,@' e.stim ated ti me

:8 CC:E!SS

and Dud get.

requirer['it;:mts

F irstl 'I, pifepa rato!'"y work s Iike

have analyzed' cu;.cart of the

rca d, co nstruetion
methods

ce IT! p.

a t~d pOI,I.i'@r
\'a:rious

study. Construction

For the

p,(_I,Ie(,:t omponents c shaft

lIt",e inJ~atl'.\'orl{s structure,

canal. he~dr<lC:~ tunnel,

surge l·Br k, inr.linrl'l]

and r:--o~·,erh.ciu5-fi! ha\~a been proposed. T~ e headworks S.fu:::;ure 'I·jj!r Of: e-~o:lIleci
'.

""luring the dry season.

ecnstructton
_.

TI'~ headrace

will

bs ex{:'.avp.,tl[ld ~hroug

runnel

Wl1icll

is the
of

cri1lclt<1 romponent

of

"',\rHl construction

ad't 'tljnne~

i"l.

SL<i:t:lble

locatio ns. 36

It 15 EHvl~a.g€Odthat ~he a c'lI'al ':(lI~~,.tn rctio n of tile projeGt to ba comoteted v..'!th in

months.
is basad
~::<e:1-and
,

I~

"n,e projE!-:::1 CO$t estimate NH!::i 75 The preve.iling

roya'ties,
t

0.1

May'2iJ1 0 price le'J'sl witi1 exchailge

stern .duties incl~.~ed. are

rate of 1 lJS$

o!.

i' ctuded 'n the cost estinli.ltl';! Also,

cost af

price

eSt:~lati,?"1'1 etc

[Ire

T ~ ci3pitafized

~he proj@c~ ls

N Rs., 5 .. S5. 72 7,37 tho 9

usand.
and olscourted

ill

The simj::le p;;ryba.:;k pertod

pa:'bacf;:,

period

of the

p~CI!e·:..:t.are respo£-eiil.'e·lv

4.70 years· and 10',90 yaa's .. The project is 'eCQI10 1Cjie@~ly nd fi~8Jncially a
pro~flCt. aVi:;.lva1,sd to deterrnlr-e

the .... iabi!il~'

like Internal

0"

the

6!31se'd on the' economical

and TU"I<JrI::::ial En.~I':l515,

~h:~ par81'1~ttlrs

Rete

ur Re urn

(IRR)~ Net Pre5e'1t V"I'.I;?

IJ'!'?VA' and Benei'il

i~ as f~'I':)~'g'

CC51 Railo (B,'e}

were

calc'jjlate:::l

Tls (JutcQrn~ of a al'{sis

0 the prvjec.t

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Dmi c 811 ~ nte r.na~ Ra le cf

Return. {E IRR)

: 27 50

*-

, NI~s. 6223.22 Million

Beneflt C 05~ Rati o {SIC) Fln,~llda I Project Cost iIwlu di ng IDC ~ : 2:27

: NlRs. 5:985.73 million

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Rnancial fternal Rat€- of Return (FIRR.)

Net Pre,sent Val LIe (NPV)
! .

: 1894 %
: NRs. 17i:W.67 million : 1.27

ProJeGf S pecitic Cost

SpecifiC E ne r-gy Cost •

: U8S ~.B47

: US Cetil 4.36'

The project is found te.;:~nic.:3'lhl I~a3;ble and 'financially' vi,able from tr1~ft:t\~iibili1::;' study.
TI1'.eF~'fore. the im p1e!'ne n~:1!!ti on
Qi"

H'Ie proje ~~ate ~ r Iy ~s.reccmma nded.

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