Tinau Hydropower Plant

Tinau Hydropower Plant
Tinau Hydropower Plant is located in Nepal
Tinau Hydropower Plant
Location of Tinau Hydropower Plant in Nepal
Official nameTinau Hydropower Plant
CountryNepal
Coordinates27°44′20″N 83°27′43″E / 27.7390°N 83.4620°E / 27.7390; 83.4620
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Nepal Electricity Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsTinau River
Tinau Hydropower Plant
Coordinates27°44′20″N 83°27′43″E / 27.7390°N 83.4620°E / 27.7390; 83.4620
Commission date2038-01-01 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines2 Francis-type hotizotal turbines
Installed capacity1.024 MW

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]

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

The plant is considered instrumental to train Nepali Technicians/Engineers in various disciplines such as tunnelling, hydropower construction.[5]

  • Intake view
    Intake view
  • Underground Powerhouse location
    Underground Powerhouse location

See also

List of power stations in Nepal

References

  1. ^ a b "Operating Projects :: Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  2. ^ Magazine, New Spolight. "On Hydropower". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. ^ Shrestha, Bhola. "The energy to do it ourselves- Nepali Times Buzz ( Nepali Times)". Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Tinau Hydropower". Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  7. ^ "Nepal seeks rehab construction of 1-MW Tinau hydro project". Hydro Review. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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