KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

PROJECT MID-TERM DEFENSE ON:

STUDY OF SETI KHOLA HYDROPOWER PROJECT

GROUP 4: SUBMITTED TO:

MOHAMMAD ALI - 04 ER. SANTOSH CHAUDHARY
MAHESH DHAKAL - 15 ASST. PROFESSOR
JEEWAL KUNWAR- 26 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
SAMYOG POKHREL - 37 KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY
KAUSHAL SHRESTHA - 49
MUKESH KUMAR YADAV- 59
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KHP)
 Overview

 Introduction
 Objectives and limitations of the Project
 Methodology
 Work Progress
 Work Remaining
 Work Schedule
 References

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 Introduction

• SKHP is a run-of-river (ROR) project with an installed capacity of 22 MW.

• It is located in the Pokhara Metropolitan City of Kaski District in Gandaki Province, Nepal.
• The proposed project lies between latitudes 28°05’00″N to 28°08’05″N and longitudes
84°00’15″E to 84°05’28″E.

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 Location of the project

Fig: Project Location from Kathmandu

Fig: Project Location
Source: Google Map

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 Objectives

• To carry out alternative study of the project.

• To study and analyze the hydrological data of Seti Khola.
• To carry out the hydraulic design of headworks, headrace tunnel, surge tank and
powerhouse.
• To choose the best possible alignment.
• To perform financial analysis.

Limitation
• Actual field measurements of discharge by current meter are not possible so
hydrological study would be based on data provided by host company.
• Only hydrological study and hydraulic analysis will be carried out.

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 Methodology

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 Work Progress
 Hydrological Data Collection from DHM
 Hydrological Analysis
 Catchment Area Calculation using QGIS
 Discharge Calculation using Different Method
1. Catchment Area Ratio(CAR) Method
2.
 Preparation of Flow Duration Curve
 Preparation of Hydrograph
 Flood Frequency Analysis
1. Log Pearson III Method
2. Log Normal Method
3. Gumbel Method
 Finalizing the Alignment of Hydropower Component
Catchment Area Calculation using QGIS

Catchment Area from Intake =866.087 Sq.KM

Catchment Area from Powerhouse=981.256 Sq.KM

Intake

Powerhouse
Catchment Area Ratio Method (CAR)
Catchment Area of Intake = 866.087
Catchment Area from Damauli Station = 1350
Catchment area of Phulbari station = 582

Catchment Area Ratio w.r.t. Damuli =

Catchment Area Ratio w.r.t. Phulbari =

Discharge of Intake =
Generalized Extreme Value Distribution
 Generalized Extreme Value Distribution
1600
Flood Qt
10 882.0385 1400
50 1137.619
100 1234.675 1200
200 1325.456

500 1436.789 1000

Discharge (Q)
1000 1514.995
800

600

400

200

0
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

F(x)
Goodness of Fit: Gandaki
Goodness of Fit: Phoolbari
 Goodness of Fit
Goodness of Fit – Summary (Gandaki)
Kolmogorov Smirnov Anderson Darling
# Distribution # Distribution
Rank Rank
1 Gen. Extreme Value 1 1 Gen. Extreme Value 1
2 Gumbel Max 3 2 Gumbel Max 4
3 Log-Pearson 3 2 3 Log-Pearson 3 2
4 Lognormal 4 4 Lognormal 3

Goodness of Fit – Summary (Phoolbari)

Kolmogorov Smirnov Anderson Darling
# Distribution # Distribution
Rank Rank
1 Gen. Extreme Value 1 1 Gen. Extreme Value 2
2 Gumbel Max 4 2 Gumbel Max 4
3 Log-Pearson 3 2 3 Log-Pearson 3 1
4 Lognormal 3 4 Lognormal 3
 Hydrograph
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50

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0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Gandaki Phoolbari
2500 Hydrograph
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Gandaki Phoolbari
Project Alignment