MERANGIN HEPP (4 x 87,5 MW) Project Description

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1.1 General
The Merangin Hydroelectric Power Project is located on the southwestern slope of
the Barisan Range in Sumatra Island in the Republic of Indonesia. The project site is
situated approximately 400 km west southwest of Kotamadya Jambi, the capital of Jambi
Province and 260 km southeast of Kotamadya Padang, the capital of West Sumatra
Province as shown on Figure 1.1. The project location is accessible from Sungai Penuh,
the capital of District Kerinci from the northwest and from east Bangko, which is on the
national highway connecting North and South Sumatra.

Project
Location

Figure 1.1: Project Location

The Project formulated as a lake outlet type hydroelectric power development

scheme harnessing gross water head of 411.1 m by taking water of 100 m³/sec for 6 hours
per day during peak load operations and the remaining for base load operation . It is
directed into 11 km long waterway and an underground powerhouse. Kerinci Lake, the
origin of the Merangin River has a catchment area of 960 km² including its surface area of

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44 km², full supply level El. 783.4, and has 2 outlets; one is natural outlet at
Sanggaranagung and the other is man-made outlet sited approximately 1 km south of the
natural out and excavated in 1928. Water in Kerinci Lake will be controlled by a
regulating weir to be constructed at the man-made outlet and will be released to the intake
dam site, located about 28 km downstream of the lake, through the upper reach of the
Merangin River to be excavated in a distance of about 5.5 km from the lake.
Installed capacity and annual energy output of the Project are expected at 350 MW
and 1,360 GWh consisting of peak and base energy of 766.5 GWh and 593.5 GWh,
respectively.

Figure 1.2: General Plan

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Figure 1.3: Waterway Profile

Figure 1.4: The transmission line network and power plant

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1.2 Updated Hydrology Analysis

In 2013, PT Kerinci Merangin Hidro completed an updated hydrological analysis

of the Merangin HEPP (4 x 87,5 MW). The hydrology data used for the analysis include
the data used during the Nippon Koei study in 1977-1996 and the newly acquired data
from 1997 to 2012. The updated expected annual energy output is 1.360 GWh, consisting
of 766.5 of Peak Energy and 593.5 of Base Energy.

1.3 Project Salient Feature

X    Structure
Regulating Weir Dam and Power Station
       
Hydrology
Drainage area (km2) 960 1,353
Average annual rainfall (mm) 2,280 2,280
Average flow (m3/sec) 43.6 59.3
Runoff coefficient 0.63 0.61

Reservoir
Full supply level (El., m), FSL 783.4 733
Min. normal operating level (El., m), MOL 781.4 730.3
Mini. extreme operating level (El., m), Ex. MOL - 726
Rated water level (El., m), RWL - 732.1
Gross storage volume (m3x106) 1,747 9.75
Active storage volume (m3x106) 91.9 1.65
2
Reservoir surface area at FSL (km ) 46.4 0.62

Dam
Type Concrete weir Concrete gravity dam
Crest elevation (El., m) 787 736.5
Length (m) 32.5 135
Height (m) 10.4 53
Volume (m3) 7.451 112.384

Spillway
Design flood ((m³/sec) - yr return period) (135) 100 (1,900) 10,000
Type Gated spillway Gated spillway
Crest elevation (m) 784 722.5
Crest length (m) 22.5 28
Gates, dimensions (no. x H(m) x W(m)) 3 x 5 x 7.5 2 x 10.8 x 14

Scouring outlet
Dimension (H (m) x W (m)) - 2 x 5.0 x 4.0
Sill elevation (m) - 700

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X    Structure
Regulating Weir Dam and Power Station
       
Mini hydro
Plant discharge (m3/sec) - 4.6
Gross head at FSL (m) - 46
Installed capacity (MW) - 1.7
Annual energy (GWh) - 15.1

River Channel Improvement

Total length (m) About 5,500 -
Channel width (m) 27.5 - 38.0 -
Power Intake
Sill elevation (El., m) - 713
Gates (no. x H(m) x W(m)) - 1 x 6.4 x 5.0
Trash rack (no. x H(m) x W(m)) - 1 x 22.0 x 12.0

Temporary River Diversion

(130) Observed
Design flood ((m3/sec)-yr return period) (340) 2
max.
Cofferdam
Type Embankment Concrete (U/S),
Embankment (D/S)
Crest elevation (us/ds, m) 786/- 702.1/683.6
Height x crest length (us/ds, m) 7x58/- 15x41/7x9
Waterway Channel Tunnel
Type Free flow Free flow
Dimensions (height, m) - 6.9
Number of waterway 1 1
Length (m) - About 350.0

Power Tunnel
Headrace tunnel diameter (m)/length (m)
Tailrace tunnel diameter (m)/length (m)
Penstock diameter (m)/length (m)
Total Length (m)
- 6.40/7,241
- 6.40/3,154
- 4.6~5.2/680
- 11,056

Headrace Surge Tank

Type Orifice type
Diameter (m) x height (m) - 20.0 x 49.5

Penstock manifold diameter (m) - 2.3~4.6

Tailrace Surge Tank

Type Orifice type
Width (m) x Length (m) x Height (m) - 10.5 x 48.5 x 34.0

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X    Structure
Regulating Weir Dam and Power Station
       
Powerhouse
Type - Underground
Dimensions (L(m) x H(m) x W(m)) - 100.0 x 40.0 x 22.0

Equipment
Turbine
Type - Francis,
vertical shaft
No of units - 4
Rated output (kW) - 89,300
Rated speed (rpm) - 500
Generator
Type Three-phase synchronous
generator, vertical shaft,
conventional (suspended)
No of units - 4
Rated capacity (kVA) - 103,000
Rated frequency (Hz) - 50
Rated power factor - 0.85
Main transformer
Type - Indoor use, three phase,
oil immersed, forced oil
circulated, forced water
cooled (OFWF), two
winding type
No of units - 4
Voltage ratio (kV) - 16.5/150
Rated Capacity (kVA) - 103,000

Transmission Line
Length (km) - 5
No of circuits - 2
Voltage (kV) - 150
Twin zebra (ACSR 430
Conductor -
mm2)

Terminal substation
Location - At Project Site Vicinity
Feeder - 4 of 150 kV transmission

line bays

Power and Energy

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X    Structure
Regulating Weir Dam and Power Station
       
Discharge (Operation Condition)
Firm discharge (m3/sec) 19.04 30.95
3
Duty flow (m /sec) 4.2 4.6
Capacity factor - 0.47
Rated discharge (m3/sec) - 100
Tailwater level at rated discharge (El., m) - 320.9
Rated gross head (m) - 411.1

Power and Energy Output

Installed capacity (MW) - 350
Annual firm energy (GWh) - 765
Annual secondary energy (GWh) - 595
  Total annual energy (GWh) - 1,360

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