Dwari Khola Small Hydropower Station

Dwari Khola Small Hydropower Station (Nepali: द्वारी खोला सानो जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Naumule , Dailekh District of Nepal. [1]The flow from Dwari River is used to generate 3.75 MW electricity. The gross head is 450.40 m and design flow is 1.58 m3/s. [2]The intake is located 3 km upstream of the confluence of the Dwari Khola and Lohore Khola and the powerhouse 300 meters downstream from the confluence.[1]

Dwari Khola SHP Hydropower Station
Location of Dwari Khola SHP Hydropower Station in Nepal
Official nameDwari Khola SHP Hydropower Project
CountryNepal
Location District
Coordinates28°55′00″N 81°50′29″E
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Bhugol Energy Development Company Pvt Ltd
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsDwari River
Commission date2074-01-23 BS
TypeRun-of-the-river
Hydraulic head450.40 m (1,477.7 ft)
Installed capacity3.75 MW

The plant is owned and developed by Bhugol Energy Development Company Pvt Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2074-01-23BS. The generation licence will expire in 2106-02-25 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [3] The power station is connected to the national grid at Narayan Nagarpalika and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority.[4]

The construction cost of the project was NPR 74 Crore.[5]

Controversies

The local had sold 5m width of land stretching along the pipeline for construction works, but the project used 15 m without compensation.[6]

See also

References
  1. "3.75-MW Dwari Khola small hydro project now operating in Nepal". Hydro Review. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  2. "Sagarmatha Jalbidyut Company Pvt Ltd". Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  3. "Operating Projects- Hydro (Above 1MW)".
  4. Annual Report 2019/2052. Nepal Electricity Authority.
  5. "एक सातामा द्वारी खोलाको बिजुली". Energy Based 1st News Portal of Nepal. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  6. "पदमखोला जलविद्युतबाट बिजुली बाल्ने तयारी". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2020-12-08.


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