Research Article
Techno-Economic Feasibility of Small Scale Hydropower in Ethiopia: The Case of the Kulfo River, in Southern Ethiopia
Table 3
Turbine and economic input parameter in HOMER software.
| | Turbine parameter | Description |
| | Available head (m) | 25 | Net head | | Design flow rate (L/sec) | 9,522 | 50% duration | | Minimum flow ratio (%) | 10 | 10% of design flow rate which is limited by the turbine to start generation of power | | Maximum flow ratio (%) | 100 | 100% design flow | | Efficiency (%) | 96 | Turbine efficiency | | Penstock pipe loss | 1.4% | |
| | Economic parameter ($) | Description |
| | Capital cost | 7,847,000 | $3500/kW | | Replacement cost | 7,800,000 | Assumed | | O&M cost | 313,880 | 4% of capital cost | | Lifetime of the project | 30 years | Project lifetime |
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