Kulekhani Dam
The 114 m (374 ft) tall dam creates a reservoir called Indra Sarobar which stores 85,300,000 m (69,200 acre⋅ft) of water.
Kulekhani I hydropower station
From the reservoir, water is sent to the Kulekhani I Hydropower Station via a 5.8 km (3.6 mi) headrace tunnel to a gate house which controls the flow of water to the power station. From the gate house water travels down a 1,340 m (4,400 ft) long penstock where it reaches the underground power station. It contains two 30 MW Pelton turbine-generators. The difference in elevation between the reservoir and the power station affords a net hydraulic head of 550 m (1,800 ft).
Kulekhani II hydropower station
Water discharged from the Kulekhani I power station enters a series of tunnels and diversions where it reaches the Kulekhani II Hydropower Station which is also located underground and contains two 16 MW Francis turbine-generators. The elevation difference between the reservoir and the power station affords a net hydraulic head of 284.1 m (932 ft). The dam and reservoir are in the Bagmati River basin while the power stations are in the Rapti River basin.
Kulekhani III hydropower station
Construction of the Kulekhani III Hydropower Station had been underway since 2008 and is now finally complete as of 2019. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) had extended the completion deadline of the Kulekhani 3 Hydropower Project for the fifth time to January 2018 as construction was running late due to its slowpoke contractor. The project’s civil contractor Sino Hydro has completed 100 percent of the construction, and there has been full progress in the installation of the turbine, water gate and transmission lines to evacuate the electricity generated by the plant. It will use the tailwaters of Kulekhani II and have an installed capacity of 14 MW.
Gallery
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Group of fishermen with their boats by the Kulekhani reservoir.
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Fishing nets and a lonely fisherman's station at Indrasarovar lake, Kulekhani.
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Wall of Kulekhani dam
References
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- ^ "Nepal u Appraisal of the Kulekhani Hydroelectric Project" (PDF). World Bank. 25 November 1975. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Kulekhani III begins power generation". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Kulekhani 3 deadline extended for fifth time". 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Kulekhani III Hydroelectric Project : Construction Supervision and Construction Management (14 MW)". Total Management Services Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.