Chapter
# 5
Repair
& Maintenance of a micro-hydel power project
It is a general observation
that proper rules & regulations and by-laws are not specified for repair
& maintenance of community based micro-hydel power projects along with the
projects which are constructed by individuals.
Since, in the construction
of any power plant, physical laboring as well as huge capital expenditure is
involved. So if the money was borrowed from a bank and is to be back within the
prescribed period, it is necessary to run the power plant smoothly and steadily
during its designed life, supposed to be twenty to twenty-five years.
By running the plant within
its designed life smoothly, the capital expenditures could be re-back. Operation
and maintenance should be defined before launching any scheme so that the
scheme could not be falling apart before its designed life by reducing its
efficiency and productivity.
Remember that kids clothes are generally costly in comparison of the clothes bought for old ones. Similarly a small item costs more than a big one. Likewise, A Microhydel Power Projects needs more attention in comparison with a big project. It is like a traditional flour mill which needs more attention from its owner. The owner of a traditional flour mill has to has visit his flour mill early in the morning on daily basis and look after his mill otherwise, rats and dogs come to the mill in search of eat something and spoil the mill. Identically, a Microhydel Power Project also need attention from his owner or the operator of the plant or the manager, who manages it. Although it is easy to construct a Microhydel Power Project but is difficult to manage. In other words, it is critical system and the owner or a group of people who have constructed the plant have to given their time to look after the plant otherwise they can get benefits from the plant. In this chapter the repair & Maintenance aspects have been summarized and after reading the chapter the reader will get aware about the Operation & Maintenance issues regarding the plant.
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