Basic assessment of Micro hydropower potential

I- Data of location and potential users of MHP site

A- Name of potential site:
B- Name of stream / river:-
Co-ordinate /Elevation Altitude in( Meter)
North( 0)
East ( 0 )
Date of survey

C- Name/s and contact of surveying person/s:

1- Tel:
2- Tel:
3- Tel:
D- Contacts ( Administration, Experts, Associations or mill owners) :
Location Name Position Telephone
Woreda

Kebele/Site

E- Infrastructure, site location description and accessibility

Nearest woreda town: Name: Distance: km

Distance to next road, accessible all year round by truck:( Fill-in the table)
From to Distance Road condition Est. time Remark (if any)
in km (Asphalt, Gravel, All in
weather, etc) minutes

F- Electricity supply and demand

Total Number of HHs and Public facilities to be connected
Categories of Number Remarks
Beneficiaries
Household (HH`s)
Health Center
School
Church
Mosque
Other/Productive use
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Statues of existing water mill if any (functional, non functional) functional

Name of town / village of nearest power grid point: and its

distance from MHP site/village: km

Any plan for grid supply by government in the near future: year

II- Hydropower potential

A- Available head
(difference between water level at intake and water level at powerhouse):
m (take into consideration that powerhouse should be save during floods)

B- Available flow - mean and low flow (at the end of dry season):
Measured flow: Date of measurement:
l/s mean flow
l/s flow during dry season
C- Length of distribution line to village centre and length of village grid:
m from powerhouse to load centre (village to be supplied)
m from load centre to all outer connection points
D- Length of canal and penstock:
m length of required channel (from intake to forebay)
m length of required penstock (from forebay to power house)
E- Water / Land use
Do other water users have to be considered along the range of the proposed site between
Proposed intake and tailrace (e.g. for irrigation, domestic use)? Yes No
If yes, please describe possible points:

Will land ownership (area for channel, powerhouse etc.) raise a problem? Yes No

If yes, please describe possible points:

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