Salient Features

1. Project Name : Upper Chaku A Hydropower Project

2. Type of Scheme : Run-of-the-river (ROR)
3. District : Sindhupalchowk
4. Owner : Shiva Shree Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. (IPP)
5. Installed Capacity : 22.2MW
6. Annual Energy: 118.09 GWh
7. Design Discharge : 3.25 m3/s (Q40)
8. Head : Gross head 815.50m, net head 803.22 – 814.33m
9. Diversion Structure : Weir
10. Intake: Orifice type Side Intake (2nos. 2700mm x 1000 mm)
11. Gravel Trap : 8.5m x 5.8m
12. Settling basin : 55m x 5m, 2 chambers
13. Water Conveyance : Headrace pipe then to headrace tunnel
14. Tunnel Length : 2222m
15. Forebay/Surge Tank : Surge Tank
16. Turbine Type : Pelton
17. Number of Turbines : 2 nos.