Salient Features

Project name

Mathillo Gaddi Gad Hydroelectric Project

Location

Purbichauki Rural Municipality of Doti District

29o16’41” N and 29o17’30” N

81o03’25” E and 81 o05’30” E

Type of project

Run-of-the-river

Gross Head

105 m

Hydrology at intake
 

Catchment area

:

51.35 km2

 

Maximum design flood (Q100)

:

199 m3/s

 

Probable maximum flood (Q1000)

:

370  m3/s

 

Mean monthly flow

:

2.02 m3/s

Headworks
 

Type of weir

:

Free gravity flow weir

 

Length of weir

:

13 m

 

Weir height

:

2 m

 

Weir crest elevation

:

1021 masl

 

Highest Flood level

:

1034.980 masl

 

Undersluice Size(2 Nos)

:

2.50m x 2 m

 

Undersluice crest elevation

:

1028.60 masl

Intake
 

Intake type

:

Side intake, orifice type

 

Dimension

:

3.6m x 0.9m (W x H)

 

Orifice invert level

:

1030.10 masl

Approach canal and settling basin
 

Type

:

Surface

 

Length of approach canal

:

8m

 

Size of Canal

:

2m x 1.10m

 

Total length of settling basin

:

50 m

 

Particle size to be settled

:

0.2 mm

 

Size of uniform section

:

36 m x 5m

 

No. of bays

:

1

Headrace pipe
 

Shape

:

Circular pipe (Dia = 1.1-0.975 m)

 

Length

:

1550 m

Surge Pipe
 

Type

:

Circular MS pipe

 

Internal diameter

:

0.975-0.6m

 

Length

:

172m

Penstock pipe
 

Steel type

:

Q235/IS2062 E250/Equivalent

 

Length

:

450m

 

Diameter

:

0.975-0.69 m

 

Thickness

:

6 mm

Powerhouse
 

Type

:

Surface with 2 nos of Francis turbine

 

Size

:

25m x 14m x 10.2 m (L x B x H)

 

Turbine axis elevation

:

928.0 masl

Tailrace
 

Length

:

15 m

 

Shape

:

Rectangular

 

Dimension (B x H)

:

1.4 m x 1.0 m

Turbine
 

Type and Nos of Units

:

Horizontal Francis / 2 Nos

 

Speed

:

750 rpm

 

Capacity

:

2 x 775 MW

 

Design discharge

:

2.02 m3/s

Generator
 

Type

:

Synchronouos, 3-phase

 

Specification

:

50 Hz, 0.8 power factor, 1000 kVA x 2 Nos.

Power and energy
 

Gross head

:

105 m

 

Net head at design discharge

:

96.06 m

 

Installed capacity

:

1550 kW

 

Efficiency

:

91%, 97% and 99% (turbine, generator and
transformer)

 

Dry energy

:

1.52 GWh/yr

 

Wet energy

:

6.95 GWh/yr

 

Total energy

:

8.48 GWh/yr

Transmission line
 

Existing 33 kV Location

:

Sanagaun

 

Length

:

280m

 

Voltage

:

33 kV

Access road and project road
 

Road Head

:

Sajhghat

 

Length

:

2 km from Sajhghat( Approx.)

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