Cooperation between Kathmandu University and NTNU

1. Cooperation between Kathmandu University and NTNU

3. Theoretical Power PotentialSource: Nepal Electricity Authority

4. Hydropower Potential in Nepal Source: Nepal Electricity Authority Theoretically Possible = 83.290 MW Technically Feasible = 44.600 MW Economically Feasible = 42.133 MW Installed power capacity: ca. 533 MW Annual energy production: ca. 1,5 TWh

5. Nepal’s Hydropower Installed power capacity in Nepal: ca. 533 MW Installed power capacity in Norway: ca. 28000 MW Annual energy production in Nepal: ca. 1,5 TWh Annual energy production in Norway: ca. 118 TWh Hydropower potential in Nepal: ca. 42000 MW Hydropower potential in Norway: ca. 33000 MW Energy consumption per capita in Nepal: ca. 150 kWh Energy consumption per capita in Norway: ca. 5000 kWh

6. Large Hydro Power Stations

8. Planned Hydro Power Stations

9. Hydro Power StationsPlanned and under construction, P > 10 MW

10. Sand erosion in hydro power plants

11. Quartz content in Nepali rivers

12. Andhi Khola Power Plant Very low efficiency of the power plant Little maintenance Wrong maintenance

13. Jhimruk Power Plant Heavy sand erosion every year 6900 tons of sediment load through one turbine during the monsoon 2003 Not operated efficiently

15. Kali Gandaki Power Plant Large problems due to sand erosion of the turbines NEA not fully understand the problem

16. Loss of energy generation

17. Cooperation between Kathmandu University and NTNU,Mechanical Engineering

18. Cooperation between Kathmandu University and NTNU in mechanical engineering NTNU-staff teach at KU NTNU-staff helps to develop master courses Education of KU-staff PhD-students Bhola Thapa 2001-2004 Hari Neophane 2007-2010 Master-students Hari Neophane 2002 Raju Shrestha 2004 Biraj Singh Thapa 2005

19. Future plans for cooperation NTNU and KU apply to NORAD for the development of a turbine laboratory at KU. In order to do research in Nepal on hydro turbines, a turbine laboratory should be established

20. The purpose of the Turbine Laboratory Build competence and knowledge within the waterpower sector in Nepal Teaching/learning facility for KU Industrial courses Staff training for the industry Build a test laboratory for mini- and micro-turbines Certification of mini- and micro-turbines sold on the Nepali market Product development (pumps and turbines) Private testing from local manufacturer Motivation for research Sand erosion research in turbines Turbine and pump technology Maintenance of turbines Meeting place for the industry and university Student projects for the industry Research projects will be initiated

21. Research Sand erosion on turbine materials Sand erosion in turbines Turbine development Maintenance of turbines Efficiency measurements on turbines

22. Student laboratory The following laboratory work can be included in the theoretical courses: Pressure measurements Velocity measurements Flow rate measurements Measurement of the friction loss in pipes Pump and turbine efficiency measurements Various student test rigs

23. Sustainability Bhola Thapa is the dean of School of Engineering. He has learned much from Norway about how a turbine laboratory can work in the future Three staff-members from mechanical engineering have been to NTNU and learned how to operate a turbine laboratory. SINTEF Energy Research has given these students scholarship. Student work will go on every semester Research cooperation can be established with companies such as: Nepal Hydro & Electric Pvt. Ltd. (NHE) Butwal Power Company Ltd. (BPC) Himal Power Limited (HPL) Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Hydro Lab Pvt. Ltd. NTNU and SINTEF

24. Costs for the Turbine Lab.

25. Costs for the Turbine Lab.

26. Fremtidig samarbeid NTNU-personell foreleser ved Kathmandu University Utdanning av Kathmandu University’s lærer-stab ved NTNU Utveksling av studenter Felles forskning