Khudi Hydropower Project is a run-of-river small hydropower scheme with gross head of 103 m designed for an installed capacity of 4 MW with two generating units. Headworks consist of boulder lined weir, intake, under sluice, approach canal, desilting basin and forebay. Waterway consists of about 2.5 km long exposed steel penstock pipe of 1.75 m diameter from headworks to powerhouse with Inverted Syphone across the Khudi River.
Project | Khudi Hydropower Project |
Location | Lamjung District, Khudi/Ghana Pokhara VDC |
Owner | Khudi Hydropower Ltd. |
Engineer | Butwal Power Company Hydroconsult (BPCH) |
Capacity | 4 MW |
Settling Basin | 2 chambers 70 m x 11.6 m x 5.17 m |
Powerhouse | Surface |
Turbine | Francis 2 x 2 MW |
Cost of Civil Work | NRs. 164 Million |
Period of Construction | February 2005 – November 2006 |