Arun Valley Hydropower Development Company has constructed and operating Piluwakhola Small Hydropower Project at Sankhuwasava District in Koshi Zone. This is a run of river type project located in Eastern Part of the country at Piluwa River, a tributary of Arun River. The power purchase agreement with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) was completed in 2000 to supply 19.56GWh per annum. The construction of this project was started in March 2000 and completed in August 2003. The plant started commercial operation from 18 September 2003. The power generated from the project is synchronized into 33kV national grid close to the project and it helped to minimize the system losses. Nearly 300 villages of Sankhuwasabha, Terathum, Bhojpur and Dhankuta districts are directly benefited from the reliable supplied by this project. It has improved the livelihood of people of these areas.
Salient Features
| Installed Capacity | 3.0 MW |
| Design Discharge | 3.5 m3/sec |
| Gross Head | 112.5 meters |
| Contract Energy | 19.547 GWh |
| Construction Period | 36 months |
| Total Project Cost | NRs. 326.4 million |
| Cost Per Kilowatt | US$ 1451 Per KW (1 US $ =NRs.75) |
Project Location : Chainpur VDC, Sankhuwasabha
About the Project
- Unit cost of the power generation of this project is about US$ 1,451 per kW, which is one of the cheapest projects in Nepal. The benefits cost ratio (BC Ratio) and internal rate of return (IRR) of this project are 1.74 and 22.8 respectively.
- The project has used the latest 21st century technology. The machines installed in the project are imported from WKV (Wasserkraft Volk AG), Germany. There are two units of Turgo impulse turbine and generators. The powerhouse is automatically operated parallel with the 33kV national grid.
- The project used local resources and local labour while developing this project. Marushin Shitaka Construction Company Inc., Japan, its liaison office in Nepal has done civil construction work. Similarly, the metal contractor was Machhapuchhere Metal and Machinery Works Company (P.) Ltd. Pokhara, Nepal.
Loan Financing Banks
- Bank of Kathmandu Limited (Lead Bank)
- Nepal SBI Bank Limited
- Machhapuchchhre Bank Limited
- Nepal Bank Limited
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