Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Project: Nepal
Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Project: Nepal
Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Project: Nepal
MIDDLE MARSYANGDI
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
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Brief Project Description
The Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Plant located on the middle reach of the Marsyangdi River some 40 km
upstream of the existing Lower Marsyangdi Hydropower Plant, is designed as a run-of-river plant with an
upstream daily storage pond.
With a gross head of 120 m and a design discharge of 80 m³/s, the installed capacity is 76 MW (2 Francis
turbines of 38 MW each).
The average annual energy output amounts to 470 GWh of which 280 GWh are firm energy.
The main features of the scheme comprise an intake weir including the gated spillway of 4,700 m³/s spilling
capacity and a lateral rockfill dam, an underground de-sander, a headrace tunnel of 5.5 km length, a 470 m
long steel penstock, a shaft powerhouse and a short tailrace tunnel / channel.
The consultancy services embrace the revision of the existing feasibility study, the final design and tender
preparation, the assistance during tendering, bid evaluation and award of contract, and the construction
supervision.
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