Tinau Hydropower Plant (Nepali: तिनाउ जलविद्युत आयोजना, Tinau Jalbidyut Ayojana) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Rupandehi District of Nepal. The flow from Tinau River is used to generate 1.024 MW electricity.[1]
| Tinau Hydropower Plant | |
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  Location of Tinau Hydropower Plant in Nepal | |
| Official name | Tinau Hydropower Plant |
| Country | Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°44′20″N 83°27′43″E / 27.7390°N 83.4620°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | Nepal Electricity Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Tinau River |
| Tinau Hydropower Plant | |
| Coordinates | 27°44′20″N 83°27′43″E / 27.7390°N 83.4620°E |
| Commission date | 2038-01-01 BS |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 2 Francis-type hotizotal turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1.024 MW |
The plant was constructed in the leadership of Odd Hoftun.[2][3] It was commissioned in 1978 with two 250-kW turbine-generators with total capacity of 500-kW. The project was later upgraded to 1.024 MW in assistance from ADB. The project has 2.462 km long tunnel, underground desilting chamber, and semi-underground powerhouse.[4] The weir is 10 m high and 63 m long.[5] The design flow is 2.5 m3/s.[6] The power plant was initially owned by Butwal Power Company, a private company that constructed the plant. After the expiry of licence, the ownership was transferred to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).[1]
The plant had suffered damage due to flood in 1983.[7]
Significance edit
The plant is considered instrumental to train Nepali Technicians/Engineers in various disciplines such as tunnelling, hydropower construction.[5]
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Intake view -
Underground Powerhouse location
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References edit
- ^ a b "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
- ^ Magazine, New Spolight. "On Hydropower". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Shrestha, Bhola. "The energy to do it ourselves- Nepali Times Buzz ( Nepali Times)". Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Summary ReportTechnical Assistance for Developing an Enabling Policy Environment to Accelerate Development of Clean Energy Through Mini and Small Hydropower in Nepal. Practical Action Consulting Ltd. 2017. p. 11.
- ^ a b Poudel, Som Nath (2012). "Tinau river conservation and integrated water resource management". Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment. 10: 24–31. doi:10.3126/hn.v10i0.7099. ISSN 2392-4101.
- ^ "Tinau Hydropower". Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Nepal seeks rehab construction of 1-MW Tinau hydro project". Hydro Review. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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