Dagmara Hydroelectric  Project

 

SALIENT FEATURES

 

1.0

LOCATION

 

 

Country

India

 

State

Bihar

 

District

Supaul

 

Sub Division

Supaul

 

Block

Bhaptiahi

 

River

Kosi

 

Project Area

 

 

Longitude

E 860 47’

 

Latitude

N 260 24’

 

Access to the Project

Supaul–Bhaptiahi Road (SH) on left bank

Nirmali–Kanauli embankment Road on right bank

 

Nearest Village

Piprahi (Dagmara) on right bank

Simari (Bhiptiahi) on left bank

 

Airport

Patna – 350 km

 

Nearest Rail Head

Supaul – 20 km on left bank

Nirmali – 22.5 km on right bank

 

Port

Kolkata

2.0

SCHEME

 

 

Type

Run of the River

 

Installed Capacity

5 x 25 MW

3.0

HYDROLOGY

 

 

Catchment Area

(Upto Hanuman Nagar)

61,816 sq. km.

 

Maximum Annual Rainfall

2191 mm

 

Minimum Annual Rainfall

1291 mm

 

Maximum Intensity (1 Day) at Birpur

318.5 mm

 

Maximum Design Flood (At Hanuman Nagar Barrage)

26897 cumec

 

Annual Average Sediment Load (1973-81)

57.35 gm/litre.

4.0

POWER POTENTIAL

 

 

FRL

70.0 m

 

MDDL

68.5 m

 

Gross Head

5.50 m

 

Net Head

5.00 m

 

Discharge available for power generation

2832 m3/sec

 

Installed Capacity

6 x 21 MW

 

Annual Energy Generation

347 MU

5.0

DIVERSION STRUCTURE

 

 

Type of Diversion Structure

Barrage

6.0

POWER HOUSE

 

 

Type

Surface Type

 

Size

89 m (Width) x 176 m (Length)

 

Turbine Centre Line Level

EL 53.0 m

 

Machine Hall Level

EL 68.25 m

 

Service Bay Level

EL 68.25 m

 

Design Discharge per unit

472 cumec

7.0

TYPE OF TURBINE

 

 

Type

Bulb

 

Rated Discharge

472 m3/sec

 

Number

6

 

Capacity

21 MW

8.0

GENERATOR

 

 

Type

Synchronous

 

Capacity

23333 KVA each

 

Number

6

 

Power Factor

0.9

 

Frequency

50 Hz

 

Number of Phases

3

 

Voltage

11 KV

9.0

STEP UP TRANSFORMER

 

 

Type

Outdoor type OFWF

 

Quantity

6

 

Capacity

23.35 MVA 3-Phase

 

Voltage Ratio

11 / 132 KV

10.0

TIME OF COMPLETION

4 Years

 

TAIL RACE CHANNEL AND DRAFT TUBE GATE

 

 

Width and Length of Tail Race Channel  per unit

22.6 m x 48.75 m

 

No of Gates Provided

Two nos.

 

Size of Draft Tube Gate

10.3 m x 9.0 m

 

No & Size of Draft Gate Openings

6 nos of 19.0 m x 13 m

 

Sill Level of Gate

56.0 m

 

Design Discharge per unit of in TRC

472 cumec

 

Bottom of Draft Tube

El 46.75 m

 

Max TWL/Flood Level

EL 66.0 m

 

Normal TWL

EL 64.0 m

 

TW weir Level

EL 61.0 m 

11.0

INTAKE CHANNEL

 

 

Width of Intake channel per unit

22.6 m

 

Length of Intake channel

76.25 m

 

Design Discharge per unit in the channel

472 cumec

 

No of intake gates

2 x 6 nos

 

Sill Level of Gate

58.0 m

 

Intake Level – a) Overt

                          b) Invert 

63.25 m

42.75 m

 

Intake weir Level

62.0 m

12.0

SWITCHYARD

 

 

Type

Open

 

Size

70.0 m x 135.0 m

 

Location

On the Left Bank side downstream of Power house.

13.0

TRANSMISSION LINE

 

 

Voltage for Transmission line

132 KVA

 

Length of Transmission Line

30 Kms

 

Name of Substation where power is finally dispatched 

Supaul

14.0

BARRAGE

 

 

Type

R.C.C Raft with piers & gates

 

Top Elevation of  Pier

EL 72.0 m

 

Crest Elevation for Spillway bays

EL 62.0 m

 

Crest Elevation for under sluice bays

EL 61.0 m

 

Upstream Floor level in Spillway bays

EL 61.0 m

 

Downstream Floor Level in Spillway at C.C Block apron

EL 57.40 m

 

Upstream Floor Level in Under sluice bays

61.0 m

 

Downstream Floor Level in under sluice bays at C.C blocks apron

56.34 m

 

Stilling Basin floor level in Spillway bays

55.0 m

 

Stilling basin floor level  under sluice bays

54.0 m

 

Length of concrete floor in under sluice

83.58 m

 

Length of Concrete Floor in Spillway

80.20 m

 

Length of Each span between piers

18.0 m

 

No of spans in Spillway

35

 

No of Spans in under sluice

6 +2 nos for bypass gates

 

Thickness of upstream floor

1.50 m

 

Thickness of downstream floor

2.0 m

 

Thickness of pier

2 m

 

Height of Barrage gates

8 m in spillway and 9 m in under sluice

 

Design Discharge of spillway and under sluice bays

27000 cumecs

 

Energy Dissipator

Hydraulic jump type Stilling Basin

15.0

DIVERSION ARRANGEMENT

 

 

Type

Diversion Channel and Coffer Dam

 

Diversion Capacity

3160 cumecs

 

Diversion Flood

1 in 25 Yrs Flood

 

Coffer Dam type

Earthen with clay blanket on upstream side

 

Height of Coffer Dam

3.5 m

16.0

BARRAGE POND

 

 

Full Pond Level (FRL)

EL 70.0 m

 

Min Draw Down Level (MDDL)

EL 68.5 m

 

Gross Storage

300 MCM

 

Live Storage between MDDL and FRL

100 MCM

 

Area under submergence at FRL

9000 ha

17.0

COST OF PROJECT

 

 

Cost of Project

Rs. 1580.95 Crores

 

Cost of Civil Works

Rs. 1291.58 Crores

 

Cost of E & M Works

Rs.   289.37 Crores

18.0

LEVELLISED TARIFF  

 

 

a)    Present condition of development

Rs. 5.33/KWh

 

b) Without Kosi High Dam but with full development of Hanuman Nagar Barrage canal system.

Rs. 6.94 / KWh

 

c) With Kosi High Dam and with full development of all canal commands downstream of proposed Kosi High Dam

Rs.6.24 /KWh

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