MATHILLO MAILUN KHOLA

JALVIDHYUT LIMITED

INTRODUCTION
Nepal, one of the richest country in the world in water resources has
huge hydropower potential from the Himalayan Rivers. Due to the
fact that the efforts from the government only will not be sufficient,
an open and free policy has been adopted for expediting hydropower
development with private sector investment. In this context, Mathillo
Mailun Khola Jalvidhydyut Limited (MMKHL) is going to construct
and operate 14.3 MW Mathillo Mailun Khola Hydropower Project
which is situated at Rasuwa District, Bagmati zone, Central
Development region.
The project area lies in between Dadagaun and Haku VDC of
Rasuwa District. The power generated from the project will be
evacuated at Upper Trishuli 3B Hydropower Project Hub.
VISION
Public Private Participation (PPP) model will be augmented to build
the hydropower projects in Nepal using the maximum local
manpower, materials and money to generate Hydropower to benefit
the local people as well as the Nation at large.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Mailun Khola is a snow-fed river originated from the Ganesh himal
with the dependable low flows and manageable high flood and less
flow variation. Approximately 7 km long access road has to be
constructed to reach upto the powerhouse site. Most of the land
required for the project is bushy and barren with few cultivated land
for the access road. Sufficient area is available for the construction of
headworks. Weir with crest elevation 2050.5 amsl will be 20m long
and an undersluice of 2m width will be provided. The design of
Intake will be of 4 cumecs capacity using 2 openings each 2m wide.
The connecting canal of length 26m having, 2m width and 2m height
will be constructed. The canal includes 4 m long Gravel Trap of size
2m width and 2m height. The design discharge passes through 55m
long desilting basin of 5.5 m width and 4.5 m deep. The 12m long
Headpond of the size 8m wide and 4 m deep to protect the air going
through the siphon and headrace tunnel will be provided. The clear

water from the Raman Khola, small tributary of Mailun having 12

sqkm catchment area will be added.
Siphon works is needed to connect the Headpond to the headrace
tunnel of length 1855m and finished diameter of 2.4m, which is
constructed in a very sound geology resulting the smooth
construction of the tunnel. Adit almost at the middle of HRT will be
provided to expedite the construction works. The water will be stored
in a 15m long forebay using 6m wide and 9m deep to minimize the
surge and protect the penstock from air entering in it. There is a small
stream near the location of the forebay to spill water during load
rejection
The 3.53 cumecs design discharge flows through the 775 m long
penstock, with an average diameter of 1.2m and thickness ranges
from 14-32 mm.The design flow from the penstock pipe hits the 2
horizontal axis pelton turbine in the surface powerhouse located at
the right bank of the Raman Khola and generates 14.3 MW power
with the help of 2 units of 3 phase synchronous AC generator of
capacity 8.4 MVA each (0.85 power factor).
Generation of 14.3 MW at the powerhouse site is transmitted through
the 15 km long 132kv transmission line to the switching hub of
Trishuli-3B. After the generation of power the water flows back to
Mailun khola through the 35m long Tailrace using a canal of size
1.2m width and 1.5m height.

PPA

: completed

Generation license
DoED
Construction starts from

: September, 2012

Completion date

: July, 2015

Commercial Operation Date

: July 17th, 2015

Grace Period

: 6 months

SALIENT FEATURE
Type of Project

: run-of-river

Installed capacity

: 14.3 MW

Head

: 495 m

Design Discharge

: 3.53 cumecs

Annual energy estimated

: 79.6 GWH

PPA rate: Dry season Rs

: 8.40/kw

Wet season Rs

: 4.80/kw

Increment

:3% per year for 5 years

Estimated Cost of project

: Rs 2 billion

Cost per KW (14.3MW)

: Rs 1.4 Lakh

Expected Annual revenue

: Rs 42 Crores

COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

ACCESIBILITY

Er. Rameshwor Rijal

The project area is quite near from Kathmandu. It is accessible via

either Ranipauwa or Galchhi.

Er.Dr. Tara Prasad Pokharel

Mr. Rajendra Malla

Road from Kathmandu-Galchhi(paved)-

:50 Km

Er. Basanta Chandra Marahatta

Galchhi Trishuli Bazar(pavedl)-

: 25Km

Er. Karuna Govind Shrestha

Trishuli Bazar(paved +gravel)- project site

: 26 km

Er.Dr. Damber B. Nepali

Total Length

: 101 Km

FINANCIAL PARAMETERS

Road from India(Raxaul)- Nepal border

To project site via Galchhi is

: 285 km

: About to obtain from

Equity/Debt (including IDC) Ratio

LOI for loan received from Clean energy development

bank

STATUS OF PROJECT

: 30:70

Feasibility study

: completed

IRR

: 19.73%

IEE

: completed

B/C Ratio

: 1.17

Power Evacuation Agreement

: completed

Loan Payment Period

:10 years after Generation

Estimated Annual Expenditure

Operation and maintenance cost

:NRs 3.6 Crore

Royalty

:NRs 1.0 Crore

MATHILLO MAILUN KHOLA

HYDROPOWER PROJECT

Interest on Loan (@12%)

:NRs 16.8 Crore

(14.3 MW)

Loan Repayment period (10 years)

:NRs 14.0 Crore

Total annual expenditure

:NRs 35.4 Crore

Annual Revenue

MATHILLO MAILUN KHOLA

JALVIDHYUT Ltd.

:NRs 42.05 Crore

Remaining Cash balance

2012

:NRs 6.65 Crore

There will be 6.65 crore remaining in the company during

the first year after commercial generation.

Fig: Location for the weir site.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The applicant should fill up the form with necessary documents and
deposit 20% of demanded share amount within the time period
mentioned in installment schedule.
The application form can be obtained from Companys office, 539/61
Subarna Shamsher Marg, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel.
4436027.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Installment

Year 2069

Percentage

First

Bhadra

20%

Second

Ashwin

20%

Third

Karthik

10%

Fourth

Mangsir

10%

Fifth

Poush

10%

Sixth

Magh

10%

Seventh

Falgun

10%

Eighth

Chaitra

10%

Total

100%

Fig: Location for the penstock alignment.

100% Installment to be collected by chaitra 2069

Rasuwa, Nepal
August, 2012

Note

It will be Promoters share and on first come first serve

basis.

Fig: Location and access to the project site.