MIDDLE CHAMELIYA HYDROPOWER PROJECT

Darchula
Catchment name Chameliya
Catchment location Darchula
Basin area (km^2) 759.67
Area below 5000 masl (m^2) 694.28 LONG TERM AVERAGE MONTHLY DISCHARGE
Area below 3000 m (m^2) 245.64 140.000
Monsoon Wetness Index 2200
120.000
LONG TERM AVERAGE DISCHARGE
Long Term
Month Average Discharge 100.000
(m3/s)
January 10.166 80.000
February 8.660
March 7.738
60.000
April 8.534
May 12.842
June 38.330 40.000

July 89.556
August 122.585 20.000
September 81.277
October 38.928
0.000
November 18.428 Ja nua ry February March Apri l May June Jul y August September October November December
December 12.578
Annual 37.47

PRELIMINARY ENERGY CALCULATION

Design flow (m3/s) Q40 24.989
Gross Head (m) 140
Headloss 5.60
Net Head (m) 134.40
Overall efficiency 86.00% .91*.96*.99 26325.00 kW
Installed Capacity
Dry season outage 2% 26.325 MW
Wet season outage 5%
Low flow(m3/s) 7.738
D/S release(m3/s) 0.774 10% of low flow
length of headrace Tunnel 8800.000
length of penstock Tunnel 600.000
Dia of headrace 5.000
dia of penstock 2.000
Long Term Available Monthly Energy
Month Average Discharge Flow Generation Operating Headloss Net head Generating Monthly after Dry Season Wet Season
(m3/s) Flow (m /s) Days Capacity(kw) energy(kWhr) Energy(kWh) Energy(kWh)
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(m3/s) Outage(kWhr)
Jan 10.17 9.39 9.39 31 2.14 137.86 10,923.95 8,127,418.46 7,964,870.09 7,964,870.09
Feb 8.66 7.89 7.89 28 1.51 138.49 9,213.76 6,191,644.10 6,067,811.22 6,067,811.22
Mar 7.74 6.96 6.96 31 1.18 138.82 8,156.82 6,068,672.26 5,947,298.82 5,947,298.82
Apr 8.53 7.76 7.76 30 1.46 138.54 9,070.28 6,530,601.70 6,399,989.67 6,399,989.67
May 12.84 12.07 12.07 31 3.53 136.47 13,894.78 10,337,719.81 9,820,833.82 9,820,833.82
Jun 38.33 37.56 24.99 30 15.13 124.87 26,324.65 18,953,749.85 18,006,062.36 18,006,062.36
Jul 89.56 88.78 24.99 31 15.13 124.87 26,324.65 19,585,541.51 18,606,264.44 18,606,264.44
Aug 122.59 121.81 24.99 31 15.13 124.87 26,324.65 19,585,541.51 18,606,264.44 18,606,264.44
Sep 81.28 80.50 24.99 30 15.13 124.87 26,324.65 18,953,749.85 18,006,062.36 18,006,062.36
Oct 38.93 38.15 24.99 31 15.13 124.87 26,324.65 19,585,541.51 18,606,264.44 18,606,264.44
Nov 18.43 17.65 17.65 30 7.55 132.45 19,727.28 14,203,641.68 13,493,459.60 13,493,459.60
Dec 12.58 11.80 11.80 31 3.38 136.62 13,605.52 10,122,504.27 9,616,379.06 9,616,379.06
Mean 37.47 Subtotal 158,246,326.53 151,141,560.30 45,817,182.67 105,324,377.63
(GWh) 158.246326533 45.82 105.32
Total
151.14
Dry/Wet Energy 30.31%
 HYDROLOGICAL CALCULATION
Job Middle Chameliya Hydroelectric Project
Subject Modified Hydest
Date 1-Jan-19

Location Middle Chameliya Intake Average altitude 3000 m

Catchment Area 759.67 km2 Monsoon Wetness index 2200
Area Below 5000m 694.28 km2 Area Below 3000m 245.64 km2
Extreme Hydrology
Flood flows Low Flow
Return Period, T yrs Flood flows, Q m3/s Return Period
2 260.311
5 436.988
2
10 572.843
20 716.187
50 921.105
100 1088.894
10
200 1269.943
500 1529.244
1000 1742.296
5000 2298.048
20
10000 2565.587

Long term Hydrology

Mean Monthly Flows

Monthly Flow
Month Flow, Q m3/s
January 10.166
February 8.660 140
Flow, m3/s

March 7.738
April 8.534 120
May 12.842
100
June 38.330
July 89.556 80
August 122.585
September 81.277 60
October 38.928
November 18.428
40
December 12.578 20
Annual flow 37.469
Maximum flow occurred 122.585 0
Minimum flow 7.738 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Month

Flow Duration curve

Probability percentage,% Flow, Q m3/s Flow Duration Curve
0 241.417
5 115.936
20 70.180 140
Flow, m3/s

40 24.989
45 21.840 120
50 18.691
100
60 12.393
65 11.584
80
80 9.157
95 6.710 60

40

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Flow,
100

80

60
100 4.411
40

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Probability Exceedence

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 Low Flows
Day Low flows, Q m3/s
1 5.578
7 5.872
30 6.517
Monthly 6.790
1 4.027
7 4.256
30 4.836
Monthly 5.113
1 3.695
7 3.917
30 4.477
Monthly 4.758

Monthly Flow

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Month

Flow Duration Curve

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Probability Exceedence, %

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