Bulelavata Hydroelectric Project

Country: Solomon Islands

Location: Bulelavata village, Western Province

Commissioned: 1 December 1999

Turbine: Pelena single-nozzle Crossflow

Electrical Rating: 24kW

Client: APACE

Turbine Supplier: Pelena Energy

Civil Works Design: Pelena Energy

Civil Works: Bulelavata community with supervision and support from APACE and Pelena Energy

Weir: Pelena standard concrete buttressed

Hydraulic Works Design: Pelena Energy

Hydraulic Works: Bulelavata community with supervision and support from APACE and Pelena Energy

Controls: APACE

Electrical Works: Bulelavata community with supervision and support from APACE

Gross Head: 27.5m

Penstock: 232.1m of PN4.5 PVC pipe 250DN Series 1

Alternator: Originally installed 1999: Stamford (Newage/Markon) 2-bearing bare shaft – model UCI 224D.S/N: 991412/1

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