Pre-feasibility Study of Small Hydropower Projects

ISBN-13: 9783659202131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 128 str.

Vishnu Prasad Pandey; Bishnu Prasad Gautam; Rajan Bhattarai

Opis

This report provides a general overview of rationale behind development of small hydropower in Nepal, potentials of hydropower development, power markets, enabling environments (e.g., legal provisions, etc), current situation of hydropower sector and its scope for further development. With a case study of Upper Dordi Hydropower Project (UDHP), this report also highlights the methodology of performing pre-feasibility study of a small hydropower projects. In particular, it highlights on the techniques for hydro-meteorological analysis, alignment selection, alternative schemes development and selection of the preferred one, design consideration of all the structures relevant to the project, environmental impact assessment, project planning and scheduling, and economic analysis.

O autorze

Vishnu Prasad Pandey is a Postdoc. Researcher at University of Yamanashi in Japan; Bishnu Prasad Gautam, with several years of experience in hydropower sector, is currently a PhD candidate at University of Toronto in Canada, and Rajan Bhattarai is a PhD candidate at University of Tokyo in Japan.