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Mai Cascade Hydropower Project (4.5 MW)

Preliminary Salient features of Mai Cascade Hydropower Project (4.5 MW)


Location

Danabari VDC, Ilam District

Hydrology at Intake

 

Catchment area

As per MHP

Design Flow

As per MHP

Minimum mean monthly flow

As per MHP

Maximum flood flow

As per MHP

Proposed Structures

Intake

Tailrace of the Mai Hydropower Project

    1. Tailrace of MHP                                  263.91m long, 3.5 m wide and 3.8 m depth
    2. Headrace Canal of MCHP                length =3910.65  m.,Top width=6.8m,Bottom width=2.6m ,longitudinal slope =1:1500 ,height=2.6m
    3. Intake Canal of MCHP                       length=188.068 m ,  breadth=3.5m and height=3.8 m
    4. Flushing from headrace canal        At chainage 1324m,length=109.7 m,breadth=3 m and height =3.5 m 
    5. Stream Crossings  Details     

      Type                                           Rectangular(RCC),breadth=206 m and height =2.6 m

      Crossing 1                               12m (chainage 477)
      Crossing 2                               15m ( chainage 1529)
      Crossing 3                               15m (chainage 2389)
      Crossing 4                               15m ( chainage 2963)
      Crossing 5                               15 m  (chainage 3484)

    6. Forebay                                                  66.40m long, 12.80 m wide and 4.98 m depth
    7. Spillway at forebay                               165 m long,  8 m wide and 3.2 m depth
    8. Penstock Pipe                                      66.58 m long, 2.3 m ø, 10 mm thick  and 11.51m long, 1.2 4m ø, 12mm thick, 2  pipes
    9. Power house                                        RCC, lenght=51.65 m ,breadth=21.87 m and height =16.18m
    10. Tailrace Canal                                      length-500m , breadth=5 m and height = 2.5 m
    11. Turbine                                                  2 Nos. Francis Turbines
    12. Transmission Line                              33  KV, 3.5-4  km long  

Energy:

  1. Gross Head                                                    42 meters
  2. Installed Capacity                                          4500 kW
  3. Average Annual Energy                                31.02 GWh
  4. Average Dry Energy                                       6.56 GWh
  5. Average Wet Energy                                      24.46 GWh