Chilime Hydropower Plant


 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

The Chilime Hydropower Plant is a peaking run off river type plant constructed and owned by Chilime Hydropower Company Limited. It is located at 133 km north of Kathmandu at the right bank of Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa District. The plant with the installed capacity of 22.1 MW is delivering power to the National Grid through a 38 km long 66 kV single circuit transmission line at Trisuli Power House Switchyard at Trishuli, Nuwakot. 

The electricity generated from the power plant is purchased by NEA at the powerhouse and evacuated as per the PPA made on June 25, 1997 and its first amendment made dated December 10, 2007. The annual deemed energy salable to NEA is 132.918 GWh, excluding penalty-free outage of 720 MWh (36hours) annually.

The plant has started its commercial generation from 00:00 hours of 8th Bhadra 2060 (24th August 2003). During nine years of its operation, the plant has been operating successfully.

 

 

Generation statistics of the Plant

 

Fiscal Year  

Deemed Generation (MWh)

Transmitted Metered Energy(MWh)

Chargeable Energy (MWh)

2060/061

115198

113810

109142

2061/062

132758

131568

124484

2062/063

133225

139669

136322

2063/064

132796

144583

139651

2064/065

132068

141176

138400

2065/066

132769

144501

142138

2066/067

133239

148132

141565

2067/068

132795

150110

142865

2068/069

132795.33

156083

147580.51

2069/070

132757.8

154019

150500

2070/071

130048.7

151390

141113.2

2071/072

212582.4

147478

145238.8

2072/073

132073.9

154764.6

154764.5

2073/074

134758

146412.8

145214.5

2074/075

132917.00

149288.0

147900.00

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