Bulelavata

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:

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