ANDRITZ Hydro further strengthened its position in Nepal by bagging a contract for three hydropower projects in the Kalanga river basin after nine long months of deliberations.
ANDRITZ Hydro was chosen as the supplier for electro-mechanical equipment by the Kalanga Group of Companies of Nepal, a well-known independent power producer (IPP).
The projects are located in the Bajhang District in the far west of Nepal. ANDRITZ Hydro is to supply three vertical, four-jet Pelton turbines for HPP Upper Kalanga Gad, two horizontal Francis turbines for HPP Kalanga Gad and two horizontal Pelton turbines for HPP Upper Sanigad, including the entire electro-mechanical equipment. Erection and commissioning conclude the scope of the contract.
The projects are all scheduled to be put into commercial operation by mid- respectively the end of 2020 and are set to boost Nepalese energy production by a total of more than 64 MW.
| Upper Kalanga Gad | Kalanga Gad |
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| Total output: | 38.46 MW | Total output: | 15.34 MW | Total output: | 10.7 MW | |
| Scope: | 3 x 12.82 MW | Scope: | 2 x 7.67 MW | Scope: | 2 x 5.35 MW | |
| Voltage: | 11 kV | Voltage: | 11 kV | Voltage: | 11 kV | |
| Head: | 589.29 m | Head: | 115.83 m | Head: | 416.05 m | |
| Speed: | 750 rpm | Speed: | 600 rpm | Speed: | 750 rpm | |
| Runner diameter: | 1,250 mm | Runner diameter: | 1,073 mm | Runner diameter: | 1,070 mm |
Author: Sanjay Panchai
