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The Lower Modi-1 Hydropower Project is a run-of-river project situated on the Modi Khola river in Parbat District, Nepal. Located in Chuwa, Kushma along the Pokhara-Baglung Highway, the project harnesses a gross head of 50 meters and a net head of 46.25 meters. Construction began in early 2010 and was completed by August 2012. The plant began generating electricity in September 2012 with grid connection, followed by commercial operation starting November 2012. It has an installed capacity of 10 MW, generated by two Francis turbines, contributing approximately 61.01 GWh annually to Nepal’s national power grid. The project features key infrastructure such as a 2,101-meter RCC headrace canal, double-chamber settling basins, steel penstock pipes, and a rectangular tailrace tunnel. Power is evacuated via an 8 km, 132 kV single circuit transmission line to the NEA Dimuwa Substation.
| Catchment Area | 575 km2 |
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| Design Discharge | 26.0 m3/sec. |
| Maximum Net Head | 46.25m |
| Maximum Gross Head | 50m |
| Average Annual Flow | 55.9 m3/sec. |
| Penstock- Length | 60m*2 |
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| Penstock-Diameter | 2.4m |
| Penstock – Length | 60 m |
| Penstock -Diameter | 2.4 m |
| Tailrace Tunnel – Length | 39m |
| Headrace-Canal Length | 2101 m |
| Type | Francis |
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| Number of Units | 2 |
| Number of Units | 8 (132 kVA Single Circuit) |
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