Chilime Hydropower Plant

Chilime
Location of Chilime in Nepal
Official name	Chilime Hydroelectric Plant
Country	Nepal
Location	Chilime
Coordinates	28°11′11.47″N 85°17′59.83″E
Purpose	Power
Opening date	2003
Construction cost	Rs. 248 crore (approx)
Owner(s)	Chilime Hydropower Company Limited
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, weir
Impounds	Chilime River
Height	3.25 m (10.7 ft)
Length	13 m (43 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Chilime Peaking Pond
Total capacity	53,032 m3 (42.994 acre⋅ft)
Chilime Hydropower Plant
Coordinates	28°9′26.45″N 85°19′55.22″E
Operator(s)	Chilime Hydropower Company Limited
Commission date	2003
Type	Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head	351.5 m (1,153 ft) (gross)
Turbines	2 x 11.28 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity	22.1 MW
Annual generation	132.918 GWh
Website http://www.chilime.com.np

Chilime Hydropower Company Limited (Chilime) was incorporated in 1995 with an objective of hydroelectricity generation through optimal utilization of resources within the country. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) holds majority ownership with 51% share holding. Remaining 49% shareholding is from general public including 10% equity ownership of local people. Chilime owns and operates 22.1 MW power plant commissioned on August 25, 2003 and located in Rasuwa district, 133 km north of capital city Kathmandu. It sales bulk electricity to NEA at the long term PPA price. The annual energy generation from the plant is about 150 GWh.

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  Dam of Chilime Hydropower

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  Switchyard

See also

• Kaligandaki A
• Nepal Electricity Authority

References

• Chilime Hydropower Company Limited (Annual Report). Kathmandu: Chilime Hydropower Company Limited. 2010.