Tinau Hydropower Plant
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| Tinau Hydropower Plant | |
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  Location of Tinau Hydropower Plant in Nepal | |
| Official name | Tinau Hydropower Plant |
| Country | Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°44′20″N 83°27′43″E / 27.7390°N 83.4620°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | Nepal Electricity Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Tinau River |
| Tinau Hydropower Plant | |
| Coordinates | 27°44′20″N 83°27′43″E / 27.7390°N 83.4620°E |
| Commission date | 2038-01-01 BS |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 2 Francis-type hotizotal turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1.024 MW |
Tinau Hydropower Plant (Nepali: तिनाउ जलविद्युत आयोजना, Tinau Jalbidyut Ayojana) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Rupandehi District of Nepal. The flow from Tinau River is used to generate 1.024 MW electricity.[1]
The plant was constructed in the leadership of Odd Hoftun.[2][3] It was commissioned in 1978 with two 250-kW turbine-generators with total capacity of 500-kW. The project was later upgraded to 1.024 MW in assistance from ADB. The project has 2.462 km long tunnel, underground desilting chamber, and semi-underground powerhouse.[4] The weir is 10 m high and 63 m long.[5] The design flow is 2.5 m3/s.[6] The power plant was initially owned by Butwal Power Company, a private company that constructed the plant. After the expiry of licence, the ownership was transferred to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).[1]
The plant had suffered damage due to flood in 1983.[7]
The plant is considered instrumental to train Nepali Technicians/Engineers in various disciplines such as tunnelling, hydropower construction.[5]
