Tinau Hydropower Plant (Nepali: तिनाउ जलविद्युत आयोजना, Tinau Jalbidyut Ayojana) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Rupandehi District of Nepal. The flow from Tinau River is used to generate 1.024 MW electricity.[1]

Tinau Hydropower Plant
Location of Tinau Hydropower Plant in Nepal
Official name	Tinau Hydropower Plant
Country	Nepal
Coordinates	27.7390°N 83.4620°E / 27.7390; 83.4620
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Owner(s)	Nepal Electricity Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Tinau River
Tinau Hydropower Plant
Coordinates	27.7390°N 83.4620°E / 27.7390; 83.4620
Commission date	2038-01-01 BS
Type	Run-of-the-river
Turbines	2 Francis-type hotizotal turbines
Installed capacity	1.024 MW

The plant was constructed in the leadership of Odd Hoftun.[2][3] It was commissioned in 1978 with two 250-kW turbine-generators with total capacity of 500-kW. The project was later upgraded to 1.024 MW in assistance from ADB. The project has 2.462 km long tunnel, underground desilting chamber, and semi-underground powerhouse.[4] The weir is 10 m high and 63 m long.[5] The design flow is 2.5 m³/s.[6] The power plant was initially owned by Butwal Power Company, a private company that constructed the plant. After the expiry of licence, the ownership was transferred to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).[1]

The plant had suffered damage due to flood in 1983.[7]

Significance

The plant is considered instrumental to train Nepali Technicians/Engineers in various disciplines such as tunnelling, hydropower construction.[5]

Gallery

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  Intake view
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  Underground Powerhouse location

See also

List of power stations in Nepal

References

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