The Project: BHEP Stage-1(24MW)

Scheme at a Glance:

The project consists of construction of a barrage across Budhil Nallah near village Bharmour. The water so diverted shall pass through a Intake with two numbers of trash racks - each 6.0m (wide) x 5.0 m (high), 2 nos. Dufour type desilting basins having dimensions of 10.0 m (wide) x 11.5 m (effective depth) x 80 m (long), collection pool, headrace tunnel of size 3.6 m (wide) x 3.6 m (high), 2485.0 m long, D-Shaped terminating in a 10 m diameter surge shaft from which emerges a 2.8 m diameter steel pressure shaft having a horizontal length of 8.5 m 90.00 m long vertical shaft and 24.50 m horizontal length up to the manifold. Three (3) branches would take-off from the main penstock to feed three (3) nos. horizontal axis Francis machines kept in the surface powerhouse, of 8.0 MW capacity each to generate 24.0 MW of power Net head of 93.00 m is utilised to generate 24 MW (3 X 8.0 MW) of power. All the three machines are arranged in a surface power house located on the right bank of Budhil Nallah. After power generation, the water from the BHEP-I power house will be discharged into intake pool of for Bharmour Stage-II HEP located at D/S of BHEP-I tail race channel exit.