Salient Features of Jum Khola Jalvidhyut Aayojana
1.Project Name | Jum Khola Jalvidhyut Aayojana (56 MW) |
2. Project Location | |
Province | Bagmati |
District | Dolakha |
Intake Site | Bigu Rural Municipality-1 |
Powerhouse Site | Bigu Rural Municipality-1 |
Geographical Co-ordinates | |
Latitude | 27°56'40" N to 27°58'23" N |
Longitude | 86°12'47" E to 86°15'00" E |
3. General | |
Name of River | Jum Khola |
Nearest village | Lamabagar |
Type of Scheme | Run-off-River (RoR) |
Gross Head | 254 m |
Net rated Head | 249.62 m |
Installed Capacity | 56 MW |
Average Annual Energy after Outage | 324,754,069 KWh |
Dry Seasonal Energy | 97.41 GWh (30 % of total energy) |
Wet Seasonal Energy | 227.34 GWh (70 % of total energy) |
4. Hydrology | |
Catchment Area | 992 Km2 |
Mean Annual Discharge | 50.25 m3/s |
Design Discharge (at 41.11% PoE) | 25.45 m3/s |
Riparian Release | 10% of monthly flow |
Design Flood Discharge | 814.95 m3/s (100 years return period) |
5. Diversion Weir | |
Type of Weir | Concrete, free flow weir |
Length of Weir | 36 m |
Crest Elevation | 2300 m amsl |
Height | 10 m (from riverbed level) |
6. Approach Culvert/ Tunnel | |
Type | Culvert/ Inverted D shaped tunnel |
No. of culvert/ tunnel | 3 |
Total length | 230 m |
7. Settling Basin | |
Type | Underground (3 bays) |
Dimension (L x B x H) | 68 m x 12 m x 7.5 m |
8. Headrace Tunnel | |
Type | Inverted D shaped headrace tunnel |
Internal Dimension/ Size | 4.4 m x 4.4 m |
Length | 1519 m |
9. Surge Shaft | |
Type | Steel with concrete casing |
Diameter | 387 m (Vertical-222 m, Horizontal including bifurcations-165 m) |
Height | 4.25 m (Vertical shaft) |
10. Penstock Shaft | |
Material | Steel with concrete casing |
Length | 387 m (Vertical-222 m, Horizontal including bifurcations-165 m) |
Diameter | 4.25 m (Vertical shaft) |
Size (W x H) | 4.5 m x 5 m (Horizontal shaft) |
11. Powerhouse | |
Type | Underground |
Size (L x W) | 75 m x 15 m |
Height | 35 m |
12. Tailrace | |
Type | Inverted D shaped tunnel |
Tailrace Length | 703.64 m |
Size (W x D) | 4.5 m x 5 m |
13. Turbine | |
Type | Vertical axis Francis turbine |
Number | 4 |
14. Access Road/Tunnel/Ropeway | |
Surface Road | 4.36 km |
Tunnel | 0.498 km |
Ropeway | 0.275 km |
15. Transmission Line | |
Voltage Level | 132 kV (Double Circuit) |
Length | 37 km |
Conductor Type | ACSR BEAR |
From | Powerhouse |
To | Garjyang Substation |
16. Construction Period | 4 Years |