842Gwh/yr

Energy Generation

144MW

Installed Capacity

About

Kaligandaki A Hydropower Station, located at Beltari, Syangja is the largest power station in Nepal with an installed capacity of 144 MW with 3 units each having capacity of 48 MW. It is a six hours peaking run-of-river type power station having an annual design generation of 842 GWh and was commissioned in 2002. Aided by favorable river discharge and increasing load in the western region, it exceeded the target and design generation in FY 2011/12. This also indicated that with rigorous operation practice in the intake area, timely repair activities and proper operational support, generation can be increased even further. The cumulative generation of the station till F/Y 2011/12 has reached 6,960.431 GWh from the first run. The plant recorded the highest generation of 860.754 GWh so far in F/Y 2011/12 which is an increase of 11.0% compared to that of the previous year and has a share of 20.6% of the total energy in INPS in FY 2011/2012.

Salient Features

Hydrology ( Intake )

Catchment Area 7618km2 (Kaligandaki river) and 476km2 (Andhikhola river)
Maximum Net Head 115m
Maximum Gross Head 130m
Live Storage Volume 3.1 million m3

Waterways

Headrace Tunnel – Length 5905m
Penstock – Length 243m
Penstock -Diameter 5.25m

Turbine

Type Francis
Number of Units 3
Rated Discharge 44.86 m3/s
Rated Output 48MW

Generators

Rated Capacity 56.5MVA
Power Factor 0.85

Transformers

Number of Units 3 (56.5 MVA, 13.8/132 kV, 3 phase)
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Survey License Approved

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Under Construction

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