Middle Tamor Hydropower Project (57 MW)
General features of Middle Tamor Hydropower project are presented below
General
Installed capacity |
57 MW (as per license granted by DoED)
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Project Location :
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Taplejung district
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Linkhim/Khejenim/Hadewa/Sawadin and Phurambu VDCs,
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Zone :
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Mechi Zone
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Development region :
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Eastern Development Region
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Nearest highway :
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Mechi Highway
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Nearest Roadhead
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Phunglin Bazaar, Taplejung
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Climate :
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Sub-tropical, Temperate & Alpine
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Average temperature:
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Maximum : 18° in April
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Minimum : -0.3° in February
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PROJECT LOCATIONS
Boundary Points |
Locations
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Longitude
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Latitude
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1
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87° 42’ 40” E
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27° 27’ 09” N
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2
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87° 42’ 40” E
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27° 23’ 57” N
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3
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87° 40’ 18” E
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27° 23’ 57” N
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4
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87° 40’ 18” E
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27° 27’ 09” N
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HYDROLOGY
Catchment Area |
1962 km2
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Annual mean flow
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107.7 m3/s
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Maximum discharge
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3770 m3/s (11 August 1987, 6760 m3/s at Gauging station 690, Mulghat)
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Minimum discharge
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8.09 m3/s (17 March 1965, 26 m3/s at Gauging station 690, Mulghat)
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| Design discharge |
100m3/s (33.3 % exceedence of flow)(Tailwater tappin from Upper Tamor HP)
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Project Components
Inverted siphon 5m wide,4 m high,80 m long ,2 chambered
Headrace Canal Trapezoidal reinforced concrete canal,85 m long
Headpond Surface volume:13650 m3 , 2 mins, storage time
Head race Tunnel 3.1 Km (approx)
Surge Tank 20 m dia ,70 m long
Penstock pipe 4.7 m dia. ,70 m long
Power House Semi surface
Turbine 5 units,Francis Turbine |
