Proposed Hadi Khola (Sunkoshi) A Small Hydropower Project, located in Sindupalanchowk district of Bagmati Zone, is a run-of-river type project. The project has been designed to generate 997 kW power using water from Hadi Khola and nearby
Khanawa Khola.

The project site is accessible by about 12 km of fair-weather motorable road from Barabishe bazaar on Arniko Highway up to the Powerhouse and Forebay site. Budepa Bazaar at a distance of 10 km from Barabishe, is 2 kilometer south east from the
proposed powerhouse of the project. The project needs to construct about 2000 m of access road for transporting heavy materials to the construction site.

The annual energy generation capacity of the project is 7.8 GWh. The power generated from this project will be connected to the National grid near proposed power site. The length of proposed transmission line is about 200m.

The project alignment passes mostly through stable cultivated terraces except at a very short reaches where the alignment passes through steep rock slopes. The alignment provides suitable geological conditions and at the same time nullifies the necessity of felling down of trees. The project needs to occupy about 30 Ropani of land, in total.

The construction materials such as sand, aggregates, boulders, etc. are locally available nearby the project site. Other construction materials such as cement, reinforcement bars, etc. are to be purchased from the nearest market Barabishe, which is about 12 km from the project site.

The design discharge for the proposed project is taken as 0.485 m 3 /s. The gross head is 255 m and the net head under full flow conditions is 245.5 m. The project will run on its full capacity for about ten months.

Conveyance of water from intake up to the desilting basin is through a connecting pipe of 500mm to 600mm dia and length of 900m. After the desanding basin, headrace pipe of 0.55m diameter and 1185m length is conveying the design discharge towards the suge pipe. Finally steel penstock pipe of 550 mm diameter and thickness varying from 8 to 10 mm is conveying water up to the proposed powerhouse.

Single unit of Pelton turbine, of 500 kW capacities, shall be installed inside the powerhouse. The plants will generate 997 kW power during full flow conditions. Net energy generation from this project will be 7.8 million units per annum.

The energy generated from this project is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority. The price of energy is kept at NRs. 8.40 for the dry months (Mangsir – Jestha ) and NRs. 4.80 for remaining months which are considered as wet months, based on the NEA’s rates for buying electricity from independent power producers for the fiscal year 2060/61. There is nine escalations of 3% annually on the initial rate.

Total cost of the proposed Hadi Khola (Sunkoshi) A Small Hydropower Project is NRs. 240 million. Out of this total cost, 33% was financed from promoter’s equity and remaining 66% was financed from bank loan. The interest rate for bank loan is assumed at 12%. This loan is repaid within a period of ten years after the completion of the project.

The average annual revenue from the sale of energy generated is NRs. 45 million. The revenue from the NEA is deposited directly in favor of the lending bank. The interest and amortization is paid at first as per the repayment schedule.
The specific project cost per kW is estimated to be US$ 2,000 and the unit energy cost is NRs. 3.76 per kWH.

For the purpose of economic analysis, the economic life of the project is considered to be 30 years excluding 1.5 years of construction period. Similarly, a discount rate of 12% has been adopted which the prevailing interest rate for priority sector is lending by the commercial banks.

The simple and discounted payback periods for the proposed project have been found to 5.36 years and 8.18 years respectively.

The NPV of the project is found to be NRs. 133 million. Similarly the internal rate of return (IRR) of the project is found to be 20.89%. Similarly, the benefit cost ratio (B/C Ratio) of the project has been computed to be 1.80. These ratios show that the project is highly profitable and worth investing.

Proposed Hadi Khola (Sunkoshi) A Small Hydropower Project, located in Sindupalanchowk district of Bagmati Zone, is a run-of-river type project. The project has been designed to generate 997 kW power using water from Hadi Khola and nearby Khanawa Khola.

The project site is accessible by about 12 km of fair-weather motorable road from Barabishe bazaar on Arniko Highway up to the Powerhouse and Forebay site. BudepaBazaar at a distance of 10 km from Barabishe, is 2 kilometer south east from the proposed powerhouse of the project. The project needs to construct about 2000 m of access road for transporting heavy materials to the construction site.

The annual energy generation capacity of the project is 7.8 GWh. The power generated from this project will be connected to the National grid near proposed power site. The length of proposed transmission line is about 200m.

The project alignment passes mostly through stable cultivated terraces except at a very short reaches where the alignment passes through steep rock slopes. The alignment provides suitable geological conditions and at the same time nullifies the necessity of felling down of trees. The project needs to occupy about 30 Ropani of land, in total.

The construction materials such as sand, aggregates, boulders, etc. are locally available nearby the project site. Other construction materials such as cement, reinforcement bars, etc. are to be purchased from the nearest market Barabishe, which is about 12 km from the project site.

The design discharge for the proposed project is taken as 0.485 m 3 /s. The gross head is 255 m and the net head under full flow conditions is 245.5 m. The project will run on its full capacity for about ten months.

Conveyance of water from intake up to the desilting basin is through a connecting pipe of 500mm to 600mm dia and length of 900m. After the desanding basin, headrace pipe of 0.55m diameter and 1185m length is conveying the design discharge towards the suge pipe. Finally steel penstock pipe of 550 mm diameter and thickness varying from 8 to 10 mm is conveying water up to the proposed powerhouse.

Single unit of Pelton turbine, of 500 kW capacities, shall be installed inside the powerhouse. The plants will generate 997 kW power during full flow conditions. Net energy generation from this project will be 7.8 million units per annum.

The energy generated from this project is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority. The price of energy is kept at NRs. 8.40 for the dry months (Mangsir – Jestha ) and NRs. 4.80 for remaining months which are considered as wet months, based on the NEA’s rates for buying electricity from independent power producers for the fiscal year 2060/61. There is nine escalations of 3% annually on the initial rate.

Total cost of the proposed Hadi Khola (Sunkoshi) A Small Hydropower Project is NRs. 240 million. Out of this total cost, 33% was financed from promoter’s equity and remaining 66% was financed from bank loan. The interest rate for bank loan is assumed at 12%. This loan is repaid within a period of ten years after the completion of the project.

The average annual revenue from the sale of energy generated is NRs. 45 million. The revenue from the NEA is deposited directly in favor of the lending bank. The interest and amortization is paid at first as per the repayment schedule. The specific project cost per kW is estimated to be US$ 2,000 and the unit energy cost is NRs. 3.76 per kWH.

For the purpose of economic analysis, the economic life of the project is considered to be 30 years excluding 1.5 years of construction period. Similarly, a discount rate of 12% hasbeen adopted which the prevailing interest rate for priority sector is lending by the commercial banks.

The simple and discounted payback periods for the proposed project have been found to 5.36 years and 8.18 years respectively.

The NPV of the project is found to be NRs. 133 million. Similarly the internal rate of return (IRR) of the project is found to be 20.89%. Similarly, the benefit cost ratio (B/C Ratio) of the project has been computed to be 1.80. These ratios show that the project is highlyprofitable and worth investing.