Ridikhola Small Hydropower Project, in Operation Important Dates :
| Power Purchase Agreement: 24 August 2006 (8 Bhadra 2063 B.S.) |
| Construction License: 31 May 2007 (17 Jestha 2064) |
| Project Construction Date: 8 August 2008 (23 Bhadra 2064 B.S.) |
| Project Completion Date: 31 August 2009 (15 Bhadra 2066 B.S.) |
| Commercial Operation Date: 27 October 2009 (10 Kartik 2066 B.S.) |
Project Locations:
| VDCs | : | Ruru and Digam VDCs at Gulmi & Siddeshwor VDC at Palpa district |
| Headworks | : | Digam VDC – 6 and Siddeshwor VDC – 1 |
| Penstock Alignment | : | Digam VDC-6 & Ruru VDC 7, 8 & 9, Gulmi |
| Powerhouse | : | Ruru VDC Ward No. 7, Gulmi |
Project Salient Features:
| Type of Project | : | Run-of River |
| River Catchment | : | 591 sq.km |
| Gross Head | : | 94.5m |
| Design Discharge | : | 3.2 m3/sec |
| Installed Capacity | : | 2400kW |
| Contract Energy | : | 15.73GWh (Annual) |
| Construction Period | : | 24 Months |
| Total Project Cost | : | NRs. 400 million |
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| View of Diversion Weir | Close View of Desilting Basin | View of Penstock Pipe |
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| View of Penstock Pipe | Overall View of Powerhouse | View of Turbine and Generator |
Bank Financing
- Bank of Kathmandu (lead bank)
- Machhapuchchhre Bank Limited
- Nepal SBI Bank Limited
Contractors
- Civil Works : Santoshi Adventure JV, Bharatpur, Chitwan
- Hydro-mechanical Works (Package I- Penstock Pipe) : Udeco-Structo JV, Patan
- Hydro-mechanical Work (Package II – Gates, Expansion Joints, Bifurcation, etc) – Machhapuchchhre Metal and Machinery Works (P.) Ltd., Pokhara Industrial State, Pokhara
- Electro-Mechanical Equipment (supply, erection, testing and commissioning) – Hunan Allonward Hydro-Generating Equipments Company Limited, Hunan, China
About the Project
- This is the project with combination of irrigation and power generation.
- The project has used longest penstock pipe (4650m) for water conveyance system.
- The headworks of the project is designed in such a way that it can store water at upstream for 5 hours during dry season. Water is stored to maintain the contract energy as there is frequent short time grid failure during windy season.
- This is the first small size project that has constructed surge tank to run project in isolated mode in Nepal.
- The project used local resources and local labour while developing this project.
- Project area people have invested in the share capital of the company.