Tinau Hydropower Plant

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]

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
Coordinates27.7390°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
Coordinates27.7390°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

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. "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. 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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