PROJECT SUMMARY

1. Location Details

Province No./Development Region : 1/ Eastern Development Region

District : Taplejung/Panchthar
Location of Project Site : Yangbruk and Sidingaba RMC
Geographical Co-ordinates

Latitude : 27o 16' 41" to 27o 17' 04"

Longitude : 87o 52' 44" to 80o 51' 52"

2. Project Details

Project Name : Lower Ingwa Hydropower Project

Water Source : Iwa Khola

Type of Scheme : Run off River
Installed Capacity : 6.9MW
Gross Head : 85 m
Net Head : 75 m
Design Plant Discharge : 10.77 m3/sec at Q40%
3. Headworks

Diversion Structure : Rip Rap weir

No of under sluice Gates : 2 Nos

Length of Weir : 35 m

Under sluice : 2 vertical Sluicegates

Size of Gates (b x h) : 2mx2m

Intake : 2 side Intakes

4. Gravel Trap

Type : Rectangular

No. of bays : 1

Particle Size to be settled : 50 mm

Trap Efficiency : 98%

Size of Gravel Trap (LXBXH) : 10m x8x 8m

Lower Iguwa hydtopower, 6.9 MW
 Bed Slope : 1:10

Flushing Channel & gate Size : 1x0.5 rectangular lined two channels

5. Settling Basin

Type : orifice type continuous flush

Flushing Type : Continuous Flushing

Particle Size to be settled : 0.20 mm

Trap Efficiency : 90%

Size of each chamber (LXBXH) : 70 m x 15m x 3.5m

Bed Slope : 1:100

Flushing Channel Size : 1.0x1.0 x 2 nos lined Rectangular channel

Desander Outlet gates : 2 nos of 4.35 x 1.5m size

6. Headrace Pipe

Total Length : 2000 m

Type : MS-Pipe Buried section
Pipe Material : IS 2062-BR E350 grade
Diameter of Pipe : 2.4 m ID
Thickness : 10 mm

7. Surge Tank

Type : Surface, Concrete Circular Cylinder

Internal Diameter,Height : 8 m, 20m total height
8. Penstock Pipe

Length : 70 m

Size and Thickness : 2.4 m, 10 -14 mm thick

Type : MS- Pipe Open/ Buried Sections

Pipe Material : IS 2062-BR, E 350

9. Power house

Type : Surface

PH Dimension, main Building (l x b) : 30 m x 15 m

Lower Iguwa hydtopower, 6.9 MW
 Height of PH Building : 13 m from Runner CL

10. Tail race

Type : Closed Rectangular RCC Canal

Size (w x h) : 4mx3m

Length : 70 m
Tail Water Level : 813.5 m
Slope : 1:500

11. Turbine

Number of Units : Two (2)

Type of Turbine : Francis
Shaft Arrangement : horizontal

12. Generators

No of Units : Two (2)

Generator Type : Synchronous, brushless, 3Ø AC
Layout : Horizontal
Rated Voltage : 11 kV
Power Factor : 0.85

Rated Efficiency : 97%

13. Power Transformer

Number & Phases : 1 Nos of Block Transformers, 3Ph, 50 Hz

Type : Step up Power Transformer

Type of Cooling : ONAN (Oil Natural Air Natural)

14. Transmission and Interconnection

Power House –Balanch S/S : 9 km

Type of Circuit : 33 kV Single Circuit Line up to 132kV

Kabeli B1 S/S
15. Construction Period : 2.0 Years

Lower Iguwa hydtopower, 6.9 MW