It is estimated that 61.319 gigawatt hours of electricity will be produced annually.
What you should know
The 11 MW Upper Tadi Khola hydropower project built by Suryakunda Hydroelectric Limited in Dupcheswar Rural Municipality of Nuwakot has officially started commercial production.
According to the company, the project completed its construction on June 18, 2082 and conducted a successful 15-day trial. After the successful completion of the trial phase, the project started commercial production of the project by regularly supplying electricity to the national transmission system from July 12, 2082.
Suryakunda Hydroelectric Limited is a company established with the aim of developing and operating energy. Api Power Company Limited has majority share investment in this company. The project signed a power purchase agreement with the Nepal Electricity Authority on 3 March 2068.
The required environmental preliminary study was approved by the Ministry of Energy on October 8, 2081. The production license was received from the Electricity Development Department of the Ministry of Energy on October 22, 2072. The intake of the project is about 1500 meters and the powerhouse is at a height of 1282 meters. The project is designed to generate a total of 11 MW from two Pelton turbine units (5.5 MW each) installed in the powerhouse.
Diversion dams and supporting structures have been designed keeping in mind 100-year recurring floods. The volume of which is estimated at 247 cubic meters per second.
The electricity produced by the project connected to the Samundratar substation in Nuwakot through a switchyard has started to be supplied to the national grid through a 6 km long 33 KV transmission line. It is estimated that 61.319 gigawatt hours of electricity will be produced annually. Of this, 50.893 gigawatt hours are estimated to be produced in the rainy season and 10.425 gigawatt hours in the dry season.
