Chilime Hydropower Plant
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Chilime | |
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Official name | Chilime Hydroelectric Plant |
Country | Nepal |
Location | Chilime |
Coordinates | 28°11′11.47″N 85°17′59.83″E / 28.1865194°N 85.2999528°ECoordinates: 28°11′11.47″N 85°17′59.83″E / 28.1865194°N 85.2999528°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 / 28.1573472°N 85.3320056°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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References
- Chilime Hydropower Company Limited (Annual Report). Kathmandu: Chilime Hydropower Company Limited. 2010.
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