| Tinau Hydropower Plant | |
| Name Official: | Tinau Hydropower Plant |
| Location Map: | Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 27.739°N 83.462°W |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Dam Crosses: | Tinau River |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Status: | o |
| Owner: | Nepal Electricity Authority |
| Plant Name: | Tinau Hydropower Plant |
| Plant Coordinates: | 27.739°N 83.462°W |
| Plant Type: | R |
| Plant Commission: | 2038-01-01 BS |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 Francis-type hotizotal turbines |
| Plant Capacity: | 1.024 MW |
Tinau Hydropower Plant (Nepali: तिनाउ जलविद्युत आयोजना, Tinau Jalbidyut Ayojana) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Rupandehi District of Nepal. The flow from Tinau River is used to generate 1.024 MW electricity.[1]
The plant was constructed in the leadership of Odd Hoftun.[2] [3] It was commissioned in 1978 with two 250-kW turbine-generators with total capacity of 500-kW. The project was later upgraded to 1.024 MW in assistance from ADB. The project has 2.462 km long tunnel, underground desilting chamber, and semi-underground powerhouse.[4] The weir is 10 m high and 63 m long.[5] The design flow is 2.5 m3/s.[6] The power plant was initially owned by Butwal Power Company, a private company that constructed the plant. After the expiry of licence, the ownership was transferred to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).[1]
The plant had suffered damage due to flood in 1983.[7]
The plant is considered instrumental to train Nepali Technicians/Engineers in various disciplines such as tunnelling, hydropower construction.[5]
List of power stations in Nepal