Micro Hydro Power (MHP) - Ethiopia, Hagara Sodicha

Location of the site:

• Country: Ethiopia
• District: Aleto Wendo
  
• River: Lalta
• GPS Coordinates: 6º37’26.6’’N 38º31’5.3’’ E

The MHP power plant Hagara Sodicha has a capacity of 55 kW and is planned to be inaugurated in June 2011. The plant is estimated to supply 300 to 400 households with electricity (maximum number of connectable households is 1000, considering no public facilities are connected).

Start of construction: May 2009

Date of Commissioning:

Ownership / Operation Modell:

Tariff structure:Flat rate/monthly based per appliance

Turbine:X-flow T -14 D300 HEKSAHYDRO, Rated head - 43.2 m, Rated discharge - 0.2 m3/s

Generator: MARELLI, Brushless Synchronous 4 poles , 3 phase series STAR connection, 1500 rpm, 73KVA,58KW, 50 HZ, 

        380/440V, Excitation current-2.4A

 Control system type, Rating voltage & connection: HEKSAHYDRO, ELC MC-1 with Two step Ballast Load,

                                                                                  58kW, 73KVA @0.8 cos phi, 380/440v line to line,50Hz

Standard metering: Volt, Amp, frequency and hour meter
Ballast load type: Baker Unfinned Tubular Air heater,3x(6x3kW), 3 phase STAR connection, 240volt,50Hz