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Kulekhani I Hydropower Station MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR I would like to express my sincere greetings to the Generation Directorate on the publication of its 12th edition of NEA “Generation Directorate Magazine” on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Nepal Electricity Authority. I believe the precious data presented herein will be useful to the NEA stakeholders as well as the general public. The total installed capacity of the NEA owned power plants is 626.70 MW (20 hydro and 2 thermal) out of total 1332.86 MW in INPS. The annual generation from these power plants is 3011.43 GWh, which is 50.09% of the total energy generation in Nepal. Upper Trishuli 3A (60 MW) was inaugurated by Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on 18 Nov, 2019. The long awaited cascade type Hydro power project, Kulekhani-III (14 MW) also started generation from 11 Oct, 2019. The taking over of this plant is still on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as a few other liabilities that need to be accomplished by the Contractor. Major rehabilitation or overhauling works were carried out in Kaligandaki A (including SCADA/ Control system upgradation), Middle Marsyangdi, Marsyangdi, Kulekhani- I & II, Sunkoshi, Modi, Trishuli, Devighat and Puwakhola HPS, even during the lockdown imposed by the government and the continued pandemic. This has ultimately resulted in minimizing generation outage due to breakdowns. These regular and timely maintenance has made Generation Directorate capable of supplying reliable and continuous energy to national grid. Finally, I’m thankful to all the employees working in the power plants, their plant managers and the entire team in Generation Directorate for putting in all the hard work to achieve the desired result. I would also like to thank the publication team who have made the publication of this magazine successful in a very short time frame. .................................. Kul Man Ghising Managing Director MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR I’m so glad that NEA Generation Directorate is publishing its 12th edition of NEA GENERATION magazine on the occasion of our 35th annual day of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). I believe, this magazine will be able to highlight the actual scenario of NEA owned power plants/projects and its related activities to the public. The directorate team has tried its best for the maximum electricity generation with periodic and scheduled maintenance activities, along with rehabilitation of aged power plant components and structures. “Prevention is better than Cure” has always been considered a motto for best handling of power plants and equipments. To cope up this slogan, we have planned and done the maintenance activities of power plants with minimal generation loss by doing unit and plant shutdown in dry season with minimum duration and utilizing maximum effort of available technical manpower and resources. 60 MW Upper Trishuli 3A HEP which had started test generation last year, has been inaugurated by Rt. Honorable Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on 18 Nov, 2019. 14 MW Kulekhani-3, a cascade scheme of Kulekhani Storage Power Plant (92 MW) is also generating power, though in testing mode, and is connected to national grid from 11 Oct, 2019. With this, there are no any hydropower projects in pipeline, to be developed directly, by Generation Directorate. I’m very proud and thankful to the employees under Generation Directorate who have worked, being 24 hour available, in spite of all adverse conditions and situations like; rain, flood, festivals, weekend, holidays or Covid-19 pandemic situation & lockdown everywhere in power plants or in directorate/department office. With this dedication and planned/scheduled maintenance, NEA power plants have generated 18.51% more annual energy than last year. Kulekhani storage hydropower plant has generated maximum energy after 15 years (since 2061/62). Kaligandaki ‘A’ has undergone upgradation of plant Control / SCADA system which has solved long and chronic problem of control, protection and operation. 85 years old 640 kW Sundarijal Hydroelectric Plant is being upgraded to 970 kW with all new Electro-Mechanical components. 53 years old Trishuli Hydroelectric Plant is also in the process of rehabilitation with replacement of all Electro-Mechanical components after ICB contract. Other problematic power plants are also in the phase of rehabilitation. At last but not the least, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the NEA Board, Chairman and Managing Director for their valuable guidance, support and boosting the morale of every employees and Operation & Maintenance team of power plants. ............................... Madan Timsina Directorate Chief CONTENTS Executives 1 Station Chiefs 2 Organizational Structure of NEA 4 Corporate Structure of Generation Directorate 5 Generation Directorate 7 Large Generation Operation and Maintenance Department 13 Kaligandaki ‘A’ Hydropower Station 14 Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Station 22 Marsyangdi Hydropower Station 26 Upper Trisuli 3A Hydropower Station 31 Kulekhani I Hydropower Station 36 Kulekhani II Hydropower Station 42 Chameliya Hydropower Station 47 Multi- Fuel Power Station 52 Medium Generation Operation And Maintenance Department 56 Trisuli Hydropower Station 57 Devighat Hydropower Station 61 Gandak Hydropower Station 66 Modi Khola Hydropower Station 71 Sunkoshi Hydropower Station 75 Puwa Khola Hydropower Station 79 Chatara Hydropower Station 83 Panauti Hydropower Station 86 Seti Hydropower Station 90 Fewa Hydropower Station 93 Sundarijal Hydropower Station 96 Pharping Hydropower Station 99 Hetauda Diesel Power Station 101 Generation Development Department 104 Upper Trishuli 3A Hydroelectric Project 105 Kulekhani III Hydroelectric Project 107 Tinau-Sundarijal Hydropower Station Rehabilitation Project 108 Technical Support Department 109 Front Cover Image : Kaligandaki “A” Damsite Back Cover Image : Reservoir of Pharping Power Station Design & Print: Jaya Laligurans Investment & Trading Company Pvt. 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Address : Lalitpur-3, Hariharbhawan Phone : 01-5010711, 5010610 Email : [email protected] NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY 1 Generation Directorate 2076/2077 12th Issue, 2077 EXECUTIVES Mr. Madan Timsina Mr. Chandra Shekhar Chaudhary Mr. Fanendra Raj Joshi Chief, Generation Directorate Director Director Large Generation O&M Department Upper Trishuli ‘3A’ Hydropower Project Mr. Ajay Kumar Dahal Mr. Shubash Kumar Mishra Mr. Ramesh Man Shrestha Director, Medium Generation O&M Department/ Director Director Chameliya Hydropower Project Kulekhani III Hydropower Project Generation Development Department Mr. Aniruddha Paudel Mr. Bashanta Kumar Dhungana Mrs. Indira Devi Dahal Chief Deputy Director Deputy Director Technical Support Department Finance Division Admisistration Division NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY 1 Generation Directorate 2076/2077 12th Issue, 2077 STATION CHIEFS Mr. Pashupati Raj Gautam Mr. Shiva Kumar Shah Mr. Ram Kumar Yadav Kaligandaki ‘A’ HPS Middle Marsyangdi HPS Marsyangdi HPS Mr. Suresh Raut Mr. Dhirendra Chaudhary Mr. Avash Ojha Upper Trishuli ‘3A’ HPS Kulekhani-I HPS Kulekhani-II HPS Mr. Puran Sob Mr. Babu Raja Maharjan Mr. Suraj Dahal Chameliya HPS Trishuli HPS Devighat HPS Mr. Kapil Dev Manjan Mr. Pawan Basnyat Mr. Pradeep Singh Gandak HPS Modi Khola HPS Kulekhani-III HPS (Proposed) 2 NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY 3 Generation Directorate 2076/2077 Generation Directorate 2076/2077 12th Issue, 2077 Mr. Sunil K. Chaturbedi Mr. Gir Bahadur K.C. Mr. Prahlad Raut Multifuel PS Sunkoshi HPS Puwa Khola HPS Mr. Surendra Karki Mr. Binod Prasad Pandey Mr. Haris Chandra Dhital Hetauda Diesel PS Chatara HPS Panauti HPS Mr. Shiv Kumar Thapa Mr. Mohammad Safid Mr. Shyam Krishna Basnet Seti Fewa HPS Sundarijal HPS Pharping PS NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY 3 Generation Directorate 2076/2077 12th Issue, 2077 4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF NEPAL ELECTRYCITY AUTHORITY NEA Board Managing Director Audit Committee Energy Efficiency and Loss MD'S Secretariat, Internal Audit Department Reduction Department L-11 T L-11 Acc. L-11 T NEA Subsidiary Company Distribution & Consumer Generation Transmision Planning, Monitoring Engineering Services Monitoring Directorate Project Mgmt. Administration Finance Services Directorate Directorate Directorate & IT Directorate Directorate DMD L-12 T Directorate Directorate Directorate DMD L-12 T DMD L-12 T DMD L-12 T DMD L-12 T DMD L-12 T DMD L-12 T DMD L-12 A DMD L-12 A No. 1 Provincial Office, Grid Operation Project Management Human Resource Account Planning & Technical Biratnagar Large Generation Operation Power Trade Department Project Development Level 11 (T) & Maintenance Department, Department Department Department Department Services Department L-11 T Department L-11 Acc. L-11 T L-11 T L-11 T L-11 T L-11 Adm. No. 2 Provincial Office, Janakpur Grid Development Information Technology Environment & Social Corporate Finance Community & RE Medium Generation Operation General Service Department Level 11 (T) Department Department Study Department Department Department & Maintenance Department L-11 Acc. L-11 No. 3 Provincial Office, L-11 T L-11 T L-11 T L- 11 T L-11 Adm. Kathmandu Level 11 (T) System Operation System Planning Soil Rock and Concrete Legal Administration Division Technical Support Department Department Department Laboratory Department L-10 Admin No. 3 L-11 T L-11 T L-11 T L- 11 T L-11 Adm Province Division Office, Hetauda Administration Division Finance Division, Corporate Planning & NEA Training Centre Recruitment Level 10 Ele. Generation
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