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Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower Project (2mW)

Chhandi Khola Small Hydropower Project is a run-of-river type hydropower scheme aimed with utilizing water discharge from Chhandi & Ghatte Khola, a tributary of Dordi River for power generation. The Project has an installed capacity of 2.0 MW. The project utilizes gross head of about 186.0 m and design discharge of 1.30 m3/s (1.03 m3/s from Chhandi Khola and 0.297 m3/s from Ghatte Khola) to generate an annual average energy of 11.204 GWh.

Project Salient Features

Type of Project Run-of-River
Village Development Committee (VDCs) Phaleni & Bansar 
District            Lamjung
 Zone   Gandaki
Development Region Western Development Region
Headworks Area Bansar/Phaleni VDC
Powerhouse Area Phaleni VDC
Nearest Town Besi Sahar
Geographical Co-ordinates  
Latitude 28° 15’ 12” N to 28° 16’ 48” N
Longitude 84° 28’ 08” E to 84° 29’ 20” E
  • Hydrology
 
Chhandi Khola  
Catchment area 21.70 Km2
Design flow (Q40.72) at Chhandi Khola 1.055 m3/s
Flood 1 in 100 years 115 m3/s
Ghatte Khola  
Catchment area 10.4 km2
Design flow (Q40.72) 0.326 m3/s
Flood 1 in 100 years 87 m3/s
Design flow of the power plant 1.31 m3/s
Transmission Line  
Length 9.8 km from Powerhouse to Udipur S/S
Power and Energy  
Gross Head 186.35  m
Net Head 172.47 m
Installed Capacity 2000 KW
Total Energy 11.247 GWh
Outage 5% 0.56 Gwh
Net after outage Wet Energy 8.823 GWh
Net after outage Dry Energy 1.862 GWh
Commercial Operation Date 2072/12/13