Panauti Hydropower StationPanauti Hydropower Station is the third hydropower station installed in Nepal. It is constructed on Roshi Khola, which lies at Khopasi of Kavre district located at 35 km. east of Kathmandu.
Panauti Hydropower Station is a peaking run of the river type with an installed capacity of 2.4 MW. The powerhouse was commissioned in the year 1965.
The average (designed) annual generation of this powerhouse id 6.97 GWh. Panauti Hydropower Station has generated3.772 GWh of energy in fiscal year061.62, a decrease of 0.77% compared to the last years' generation. The generation from this power station has contributed0.16% of the total energy in the INPS. The availability and the reliability of this powerhouse are 100% and 96.44% respectively. The productivity ratio of this power station for the fiscal year061/62 is 107.78 MWh per employee.
Salient Features
Type : Peaking Run of the River
Designed Head : 60 meter
Installed Capacity : 2.4 MW
Discharge of Each Unit : 1.61m3/s
Length of Canal : 3.721 km.
Internal Diameter of Penstock : 1400 mm
Length of Penstock : 370 meter
Type of Turbine : Francis
Rated Voltage of Generator : 6.3 KV
Rated Speed : 1000 rpm
Turbine Generator Set : 3 Nos.
Turbine Capacity : 850 KW
Transmission Voltage : 33 KV
Step Up Transformer : 6.3/33 KV 2x 1.5 MVA
Project Inception Date : 2017 BS
Project Completion Date : 2022 BS
Project Financed by : USSR and Nepal Government
Project Construction Cost : NRs. 2.7 Crores «« |
