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| Panauti Hydropower Station | |
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  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 / 27.56308; 85.53604 |
| 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. 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.
| 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.
