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    The Lower Ankhu Khola Hydropower Project (LAKHEP) is a run-of-river hydropower project located in Dhadhing District, Bagmati Zone, Central Region of Nepal. It will have an installed capacity of 25 MW and is expected to generate an average of 140.311 GWh of electricity annually. The project involves constructing a diversion weir, desilting basin, headrace tunnel, surge tank, penstock, powerhouse, and tailrace canal along the 620 km2 Aankhu Khola river. It received a detailed feasibility study license and construction is estimated to take 1.5-2 years at a cost of USD 42-46 million.

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    The Lower Ankhu Khola Hydropower Project (LAKHEP) is a run-of-river hydropower project located in Dhadhing District, Bagmati Zone, Central Region of Nepal. It will have an installed capacity of 25 MW and is expected to generate an average of 140.311 GWh of electricity annually. The project involves constructing a diversion weir, desilting basin, headrace tunnel, surge tank, penstock, powerhouse, and tailrace canal along the 620 km2 Aankhu Khola river. It received a detailed feasibility study license and construction is estimated to take 1.5-2 years at a cost of USD 42-46 million.

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    Salient Features of Lower Ankhu Khola Hydropower Project (Lakhep)

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    The Lower Ankhu Khola Hydropower Project (LAKHEP) is a run-of-river hydropower project located in Dhadhing District, Bagmati Zone, Central Region of Nepal. It will have an installed capacity of 25 MW and is expected to generate an average of 140.311 GWh of electricity annually. The project involves constructing a diversion weir, desilting basin, headrace tunnel, surge tank, penstock, powerhouse, and tailrace canal along the 620 km2 Aankhu Khola river. It received a detailed feasibility study license and construction is estimated to take 1.5-2 years at a cost of USD 42-46 million.

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    SALIENT FEATURES OF LOWER ANKHU KHOLA

    HYDROPOWER PROJECT (LAKHEP)


    1. Project Location
    Development Region
    Zone :
    District
    Geographical Co-ordinates
    Latitude
    Longitude

    : Central
    : Bagmati
    : Dhadhing
    : 28 1' 8 "N to 280 04' 7"N
    : 840 56' 43 "E to 840 59'31 "E

    2. General Features
    Name of River
    Nearest Town
    Type of Scheme
    Gross Head
    Capacity
    Average Annual Energy after Outage & Losses

    : Aankhu Khola
    : Bidur
    : Run-of-river
    : 95 m
    : 25,000 kW
    : 140.311 GWh

    3. Hydrology
    Catchment Area
    Mean Annual Discharge
    Design Discharge
    Probability of Exceedance
    Riparian Release
    Design Flood Discharge

    : 620 Km2
    : 55.84 m3/s
    : 30.65 m3/s
    : 40 %
    : 0.40 m3/sec
    : 1,500 m3/s (100Yr. flood)

    4. Headworks
    Type
    With Undersluice
    Length of Diversion Weir
    Height of Weir
    Size of Undersluice Gate

    : 28.0 m
    : 8.0 m (Excluding Foundation)
    : (3.0 m x 3.0 m) x 2 No.

    5. Desilting Basin
    Type
    No of Chamber
    Dimension (L x B x H) m
    Particle Size to be Settled

    : Hopper Type
    :2
    : 80 m x 10 m x 6.7 m
    : 0.20 mm

    : Free Overflow Diversion Weir

    6.

    Water Conveyance System


    Type
    Shape
    Length
    Size

    : Headrace Tunnel (Pressurized)


    : Inverted D Shape
    : 3650 m
    : 4 m Dia

    Surge Tank
    Type
    Diameter
    Height

    : Restricted Orifice, Circular


    : 14.0
    : 45.0 m

    Penstock
    Type
    Length
    Finished Diameter
    Thickness

    : Supported Steel Pipe


    : 420 m
    : 3.2 m
    : 10-16 mm

    10 Powerhouse
    Type
    Size (L x B x H)

    : Semi-Underground
    : 35 m x 15.4 m x 16.6 m

    11 Tailrace Canal
    Type
    Length
    Size (W x H)

    : RCC Rect. Semi-underground Culvert


    : 800 m
    :4mx4m

    12 Turbine
    Type
    Number
    Rated Output Capacity per Unit
    Efficiency

    : Vertical Axis Francis


    : Two
    : 12500 kW
    : 90.0

    13 Governor
    Type
    Adjustment for Speed Droop

    : Electro-hydraulic PID
    : Between 0 to 5%

    14 Generator
    Type
    Rated output capacity per unit
    Power factor
    Voltage
    Frequency
    No of units
    Excitation system
    Efficiency

    : Synchronous, Three phase


    : 14700 kVA
    : 0.85
    : 11 kV
    : 50 Hz.
    : Two
    : Brushless
    : 96.5 %

    15 Transformer
    Type
    Number
    Voltage ratio
    Efficiency

    : Single Phase, Oil Immersed


    : 3+1 Auxiliary
    : 11/132 kV
    : 99 %

    16 Transmission Line
    Voltage level
    Length
    (approx.)

    : 132 kV Single Circuit


    : 22 km

    17 Status
    Detail Feasibility Study License
    Time Required for DFS preparation
    IEE
    PPA
    Time to start construction
    Construction Cost

    : Received
    : 1 year
    : Not done
    : Not done
    : 1.5-2 years
    : USD 42-46M

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