Features Salient

S. N. Features Description

1 Location SanfeBagar Municipality and Mellekh rural Municipality of Achham and Budhi
Ganga Municipality of Bajura, District

2 Type of Project Peaking Run-of-River

3 Hydrology

Catchment area (Dam axis) 1075 km2

90% dependable flow 0.9m3/s

Average annual flow 53.04 m3/s

Q40 of river 25.71 m3/s

Design Flood for Spillway (1000 years) 3900 m3/s

Design flood (100 years) for Stilling basin 2700 m3/s

PMF 5100 m3/s

4 Reservoir Simulation

Design flow (based on reservoir simualtion) 26 m3/sec

5 Geology Mostly dominated by Augen Gneiss

6 Head

Gross 94.83 m

Net 86.95 m

7 Dam

Dam Type & Size Conventional Concrete Gravity

86m x 44m (L x H) with 8.35m top width

Spillway 3 Nos. @8m x 12.50m x (W x H)

Under sluice Size Single Bay, 4m x 12.5m (W x H)

Intake Type, Nos. & SizeSide Intake, 2 no. 4.8 m (W) X 6.4 m (H)

Flood Level at 100 Year (Gates open) El.715 masl (Gates opening 6.5m)

Flood Level at 1000 Year Flood El.720 masl (Gates opening 8.5m)

Flood Level at Check Flood El. 721 masl (all gates fully opened)

8 Settling Basin
 Type Closed, Surface, Dufour Type, Double Chamber

No. of Chambers 2

Size 92 m (L) x 12 m (W) x 13 m (H)

Flushing system Conventional type

9 Peaking Pond

Full Supply Level (FSL) 718

Minimum Operating Level (MOL) 712

Storage at FSL 1.05 MCM

Length of reservoir 2.06km

Storage area at FSL 0.12km2

10 Tunnel

Feeder Tunnels

Number and Size 2 No. @ 92m and 109.5 m with 2.5m dia.

Headrace Tunnels

Length 5.5602 km

Size 4.77 m excavated diameter, D-shape

4.0 m finished diameter

Lining Concrete lining throughout the length

11 Surge Shaft

Type Restricted Orifice type, underground

Size 53.35m (H) x 7.5 m (F)

Maximum Upsurge (Zmax) 734.50 masl

Minimum Down surge (Zmin) 694.31 masl

12 Penstock

Type Covered and exposed

Size 182.80 m (L), 2.8 m (F)

thickness 10 to 20 mm

13 Powerhouse

Type Surface
 Size 39.7 m (L) x 14.8 m (B) x 26.30 m (H)

14 Tailrace Channel Box culvert type 69.9m (L) x 4.45 m (B) x 3.00 m (H) with free board and
cover

15 Turbine

Type, Orientation Francis, Horizontal Axis

No. of Units 2Nos.

Unit Capacity 10 MW

16 Generator

Type & Number 3 Phase Synchronous AC, 3 Nos.

Unit Capacity 12.93 MVA

17 Installed Capacity 20 MW

18 Annual Energy Generation 109.61 GWh

Dry Energy 33.54 GWh

Wet Energy 76.07 GWh

19 Financial Indicators

Total Project Cost Including Transmission Line NRs. 10334059130

Total Project Cost excluding Transmission Line NRS. 6369283055

Net Present Value (NVP) @ 2.56% MNRs.1463.76

Internal Rate of Return 11.13%

EIRR 9.54%

DSCR 1.83

Project Payback period (simple) 9.54 years

Cost per MW (excluding Transmission Line) NRS.318464152.77

20 Transmission Line

Length 81.70 km

Voltage/circuit 132 kv/double circuit

21 Substations

Number 3