A Full - Blown Feasibility Study Report: Proposed Upper Sepaka Micro - Hydropower Project

A FULL – BLOWN FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT
PROPOSED UPPER SEPAKA MICRO – HYDROPOWER PROJECT

Upper Sepaka, Surallah, South Cotabato
Prepared by:
YAMOG Renewable Energy Development Group, Inc.
In Partnership with:
GENTUD Foundation, Incorporated

Surallah, South Cotabato
and
The MUNICIPALITY of SURALLAH

South Cotabato
Feasibility Study Report – Sepaka MHP

November 2006 – Revised April 2009
TABLE of CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE NO.
Summary of Project Specifications 3–6
I Introduction 7
II Findings & Recommendations 8 – 11
III General Area Description 12 – 13
IV Study Methodology 14
V Socio – Economic Conditions 15
VI Energy Demand Analysis 16 – 17
VII Technical Study 18
VIII Technical Design and 19 – 23
Specifications Description
IX Project Costs, Income & Financial 24
Analysis
X Socio – Economic and Environmental 25
Aspects
XI Recommended Tariff Structure 26
XII Recommendation on Construction and 27 – 28
Operation
XIII Annexes
Annex 1: Maps 30
Annex 2: Technical Drawings 31
Annex 3: Photographs 32
Annex 4: Discharge Measurement 33
Annex 5: Energy Demand/ Load 34 – 35
Management Analysis
Annex 6: Financial Analysis 36 – 37
Annex 7: Income & Financial Analysis 38
Annex 8-A: Bill of Quantities: Civil 39 – 41
Works
Annex 8-B: Generating Equipment 42
Annex 8-C: Transmission & Distribution 43 – 44
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Summary of Project Specifications
System Component Specification
Project name Upper Sepaka Micro-hydro project

Source Sepaka River
Location Bgy. Upper Sepaka, Surallah, South Cotabato
Load Centers Barangay Upper Sepaka Proper
Distance from nearest With Good all weather road passable all year round
road-head
Overall design parameter Gross head from forebay tank water level to penstock / turbine center line at
powerhouse ~ 4.54m; Minimum flow required at intake during low flow
season 2000 l/s
218 masl
Water quality - contains a small amount of lime
Operation – manual and off grid
Ambient temperature – 30 degrees Celsius
Hydrology Catchment area –121.24 sq. km.
Measured flow and date 4.7cm3
June 1, 2006
Turbine design Discharge 2000 l/s
Gross Head 4.54 m
Net head 4.48
Installed Capacity 40kw (high efficiency propeller turbine)
Intake 0.60 m x 1.35m x two (20 units Side intake through coarse trash rack and MS
sluice gate to control the inflow
Wing wall 4m tall at 8 meters length RCC flood protection wing wall
Gravel trap 2.7m x 1.9 m at 12 meter length RCC construction gravel trap with spillway
and six (6) inches pipe for flushing
Headrace canal 1.9m x 1.9m at 123 meters length rubble masonry canal and 552 meters earth
canal.
Forebay 3.1 m x 4 m at 16.7 meters in length and CHB with steel reinforce structure
and fine finished walling with spillway, flushing pipe and fine trash-rack
Appropriate flange at lower end to connect to inlet valve of the equipment
inside the powerhouse
Allowance for surge head of 20% of static head throughout.
Turbine 1 unit of propeller turbine with manual flow controller
Able to withstand runaway speed for one hour minimum
Turbine rated to operate at 4.54m gross head and 2000 l/s flow and produce
40 kW shaft output
Precision pressure gauge installed on adapter pipe or turbine manifold

Powerhouse ~ 4m x 5m floor area; RCC construction with Corrugated sheet roofing
Metal roofing and all exposed metal parts of equipment to be grounded along
with the generator neutral for optimum lightning protection
Speed transmission V – belt speed transmission system
Generator OPTION I – AVR type Self excited self regulated synchronous generator; 3
phase 4 wire, Class H insulated, rated to supply 50 KVA continuously at 0.8
power factor at class F temperature rise, 230/460 V, 60 Hz, 4 pole.
OPTION II – Self excited self regulated synchronous generator (Made in
China, ICHI Brand) class B insulated
Able to withstand runaway speed for one hour minimum
Governing Rated to continuously dump a total of 40 kW minimum, 3 phase stepped load
(binary) type Electronic Load Controller (ELC); ELC should be frequency
sensing type; The ELC must equally distribute surplus power on all three
phases irrespective of unbalanced feeder load.
Ballast load consisting immersion heaters in a separate mild steel tank or
equivalent air heaters
Recommended separate regulator control boards for each phase especially if
turbine and generator can not withstand runaway speed
Tailrace 1 m wide x 1.1 m high ~ 35m long open CHB reinforced 10mm RSB with
gabion ( 1m x 1m) at the lower end
Transmission length 1,700 mters
7,620V
Distribution length 1,800 meters
240 V
Total beneficiary 300 households
households
Comm. & Ind. End uses Household lighting, TV, community video (in school), battery charging,
refrigeration and bakery
Main inlet valve 24”Ø ID manually operated butterfly valve with gear mechanism
OR
24”Ø ID manually operated gate valve with pressure equalizing by-pass
Valve rated 1.5 x maximum water pressure including surge
Pipe adapters Flexible coupling with adapter pipes to connect to valve upstream and
turbine manifold down stream
Pressure gauge Precision pressure gauge installed on adapter pipe or turbine manifold
Regulator Voltage or frequency sensing (as suitable) Electronic Load Controller (ELC)
with resistive immersion water (and / or air) heaters as dump loads;
Regulator should be compatible with the generator
Recommended separate regulator control boards for each phase especially if
turbine and generator can not withstand runaway speed
Control panel Free standing metal cubicle with necessary indicators, instrumentation
including a hour-run meter and protection against over load and short circuit

Recommended controls Over current – trip breaker
Short circuit – trip breaker
Over voltage (5%) – de-excite
Starting up – manual
Shutdown – manual
Plant loading The generator is loaded on only two of its three phases; Expected resultant
load power factor is 0.54 lagging
High tension
Transmission Line Line length and type of each sector
Powerhouse to Brgy. Proper – 1,700 meters, 3phase 4 wires of 14mm2
ACSR 7,620kV overhead line
LT Distribution Line Line length and type of each sector

Brgy. Distribution – 1 phase 2 wires of 14mm2, ACSR and 14mm2 AAC
240 V overhead line
Line protection HT lines: Pole mounted HT lightning arresters for the phase lines at the start
and end of each HT line section with cut out fuse link
LT lines: Pole mounted LT lightning arrester for the phase lines at the start
and end of each LT line section
Poles HT lines: 8 m long treated wooden poles minimum 8” diameter at top and
minimum 10” diameter at bottom
LT lines: 7 m long Locally treated wooden poles minimum 6” diameter at
top and minimum 8” diameter at bottom
Insulators HT lines: Pole Top Pin and Pin type, single upset bolt and spool insulator
rated for 7,620 V
LT lines: Shackle / spool type insulator with D-iron
Total beneficiary 300 households
households
Community end-uses Evening lighting including
- One elementary school @320 watts
- Two mosques @ 150 watts
Forty numbers of 18 watts high power factor CFL street lamps for evening
lighting

Commercial / Off-
Off-peak hour end-
end-uses including
Industrial end-uses - 1 x 250 watts for TV/Video for school
- 20 x 200 watts for refrigerator
- 34 x 100 watts for household TV and Video CD
- 1 x 1500 watts for battery charging for lighting of houses outside the
micro-grid
- 2 x 2000 watts for bakery
- 1 x 2000 watts for blacksmithing
- 1 x 8000 watts rice mill
- 1 x 2000 watts for grains grinder
Comm. & Ind. End uses Community video (in school), battery charging , bakery, public lighting and
blacksmithing
Total plant construction P 4,860,111.32
cost
Plant factor 61%
Proposed tariff Capacity of the community people to pay as per data collected during the
household interview which is Php80.00 minimum and Php100.00 maximum

I. INTRODUCTION
The Municipal Local Government Unit of Surallah in its intention to provide assistance to off-grid community in
one of their barangays has asked the technical assistance of YAMOG in determining the technical feasibility study
of the proposed micro hydropower in Bgy. Upper Sepaka in Surallah municipality. A site survey was made with the
YAMOG technical staff team together with the team from the MLGU Surallah in April 2006. Having seen the
project site and after having conducted the pre-feasibility study, it was found out that the project is worth pursuing
and recommended for the technical feasibility. The MLGU then advised YAMOG to pursue with the full-blown
technical and social feasibility study of the proposed micro hydropower project
YAMOG technical team conducted feasibility studies to determine the demand for electricity and the potential
power supply of the different sites. The local NGO based in Surallah, the Gentud Foundation, Inc is identified as the
local partner with its present project in the barangay and its organizer assisted in the social investigation.. Focused
group discussions and household survey was conducted to look at the current energy usage, their income and their
expenditures pattern, household consumption of fuel, their priority needs for electricity, and their capacity and
willingness to pay for the electricity. The community validated the results of the survey.
These are detailed feasibility study (technical and social) of the proposed micro hydropower carried out by technical
local consultants representing micro hydropower engineer, mechanical, civil, electrical engineers, and social
development experts.

II. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The project is technically feasible and socially acceptable. It responds to the community need for electrification and
ensures sustainability scheme to ensure that the project operates in the long run.
1. Demand and Supply
The total expected installed capacity at present resulting from total potential electricity consumers of 300 (1 school,
1 mosque, 40 street lighting and 1 battery charging station, 2 bakeries). The details of the load demand and proposed
load management is given in the later chapter.
It should be noted that for better lighting efficiency all lamps should be of CFL or mercury tube lamp type. And with
the poor power factor of 0.5 of such normally available lamps care should be taken to determine the equipment
feature to meet the reactive load demand. The same also holds recommended power factor improved CFL lamps be
used for lighting and the motor loads true for starting KVA requirement due to the need to start at least twenty units
of 200 watt refrigerators and bakery of 2 units at 2 kilowatts starting KW requirements. Hence on the end-use side it
is strongly must be 3 phase star delta started.
The flow measured at site during lean season and the maximum head that is easily obtainable should be just
sufficient to meet the projected need of 40kW. The site is suitable for Pump-as turbine (PAT). With locally built
pump as turbine the needed output of 40 kW may be possible to generate but care has to be taken with regard to the
efficiency of the turbine and use of high power factor lamps (to improve efficiency of the generator). With a Pump-
as-turbine, the expected power output from the plant might be in the range of 40 kW (with some increased cost on
the turbine).
2. Summary of Costs
Micro-hydro plants are site specific and so are their costs. The deciding variables being remoteness, gradient of
waterway between intake and tail race, energy density of service area and design/construction features. The
proposed design/construction features are aimed at striking a balance between cost and reliability of the plant. The
proposed design has taken into consideration site remoteness, availability of local resources like labor and materials,
future management capability of the user’s committees, reliability of supply and off course cost. The construction
costs arrived at a result of the tentative construction drawings and analysis of the construction rates for the site.
Since the feasibility survey and analysis has been done in sufficient details we do not expect a appreciable variation
at the time of the actual construction. (Please See Annexes 8-A to 8-C for and drawings for details and justifications for the
costs. The following is the summary).
Direct Construction Cost:

Waterways and powerhouse P 2,919,544
Generating Equipment 3,231,300
Distribution lines 895,588
Total Direct Cost @ PhP 105,000 / KW P 7,046,433
Indirect Construction Cost:
Management training of Village Electrification Comm P 100,000
Supervision/ coordination direct cost by YAMOG 300,000
Transportation Cost 150,000
Food for Work 112,500
Total Indirect Cost P 662,500
End -use and infrastructure for income generation and livelihood component costs:
Rice Mill 300,000
Grains Grinder 40,000
Bakery 135,000

Battery charging station and building 250,000
Total Livelihood Costs P 725,000
Total direct+indirect+end-uses+livelihood costs 8,433,933
3. Capability to Pay / Willingness to Pay
A household would spend an average of PhP80.00 to PhP100 per month for the energy (current use kerosene) for
their household lighting. Majority of the community members are willing to pay more for the quality electricity from
the micro- hydropower. The community members have the capacity to have their income derived from corn
production and other agricultural crops and would be wiling to pay for the electricity. As per tariff structure, based
on the results of the energy demand and social survey, an average of Php50.00 to PhP100.00 per month is affordable
to most of the community members. Strong community preparations need to be done as the idea of the project is to
unite these two communities as the proponent of this proposed project.
4. Proposed Financing Structure
As YAMOG concept, the micro hydropower plant would be a community owned type, non-profit making,
addressing the need of sustainability and enterprise development, attempt should be to address to social equity and
bring all community members to the mainstream of conservation, encourage villagers to operate the plant
successfully, ensure sustainability and also raise funds for community development from the revenue collected so
that the development process gets rolled on to some extent by itself. The community could contribute community
labor during land clearing, hauling of some construction materials and house wiring. However, from past
experiences in the Philippines and other countries, free labor contribution to the tune of a maximum of 5% may be
feasible. The rest will have to be in the form of paid labor.
5. Financial Viability
An estimate has been made based on experiences (see Annex 4) for operating expenses toward wages of operating
staff, regular maintenance / replacement requirement and any administrative costs results in a annual operating cost
of PhP Error! Not a valid link.. Allowing for linear depreciation over 15 years at an annual inflation rate of 4% and
assuming no salvage value at the end of its operating life, the total annual cost might be PhP468,691.52. Based on
the estimate of energy to be sold, the present energy production cost could be about PhP 14.34 per kWh with full
depreciation and PhP 11.03 per kWh with no depreciation. However, in future the demand is going to grow more in
relation to the cost and hence the energy production cost would be lower.
The resulting tariff with 25% revenue set aside for community development fund and full depreciation taken into
account would look as follows.
Domestic lighting at 13hrs connection/day P 14.34/kWh

Battery charger P 20.43/kWh
The above rates are practical and affordable compared to the present cost of conventional energy sources. With
community development fund incorporated in the tariff and maintenance / replacement / depreciation taken care of
the plant is financial viable from the first year of its operation. In reality the development fund should increase (or
conversely the tariff could be relaxed in future as the load factor grows). Please see Annex 5 & 6 for details of
estimations on operation cost, load factor, energy costs and suggested tariffs.
6. Trainings and Management
The Upper Sepaka Barangay Power Association (BAPA) will be organized to work together in the whole process of
project implementation and to eventually manage the plant after the construction is completed and handed over to
them. Proper selection of BAPA members, introducing and enforcing guidelines for operation of the BAPA and

electricity rules will help sustain the project. The BAPA formed to manage the micro-hydropower project is
composed of active leaders of Upper Sepaka. All household beneficiaries are BAPA members and act as the General
Assembly.
Local operators are identified by the community which would undergo on- the- job training and non-formal training
courses on basic electricity, household wiring installation, mechanical work and other related training courses
(through TESDA accredited training institutions like academe).
Furthermore, financial management and other capability building trainings would be conducted to enhance the
management capability of the leaders. Enterprise development training would also be conducted to enhance the
skills and capacity of the leaders on entrepreneurial development.
7. Other Recommendations
a) Organizational / Social Aspect
Well thought out plan for social preparations should be developed with maximum participation of the community
members with the barangay leaders and respected community leaders.
Organizational development (through BAPA) representing the community needs to be addressed in order for it to be
capable to manage and sustain the micro-hydropower project and other socio-economic and sustainable livelihood
projects using the available power from the micro hydro. Continuing community capability building (such as
financial management, bookkeeping and other technical trainings) is important to be given priority attention to
enable the leaders and members with the upgraded knowledge and skills in the successful management of their
community-based micro hydropower project and community-initiated development projects. The community is
capable and willing to pay for the energy premiums. Community mobilization should be enhanced to promote active
participation in installation and post-installation phase of the project.
b) Management Capacity to handle Community Development Projects
To prepare the community to implement micro hydro power project, it might help if they can demonstrate their
community capacity or the barangay to undertake other community development projects like potable water system
which is already completed in partnership with the other NGO’s. The experience that the community would gain
from this experience would be a necessary and community learning experience for them to undertake a much bigger
challenge of renewable energy and natural resource a management.
c) Project Development and Construction of Scheme
Given the experiences of YAMOG in doing community-based renewable energy systems in Mindanao, the
community-based approach of doing the actual construction will be done with active community participation in the
project planning, implementation and project monitoring.
d) Role of Partners
Community / Upper Sepaka BAPA:
Community mobilization for participation in the pre- construction, actual construction through voluntary labor in
hauling of sand, gravel and other construction materials, taking care of equipment and materials brought in the area
in their custody, etc. and other community participation in terms of house wiring and other community initiated
projects / post-installation like the watershed management and protection activities to promote local environmental
initiatives. Food for work is however, recommended, for the day’s work since most of them are subsistence farmers.
Other schemes to ensure community participation as needed and also promote greater community ownership and

sustainability include and hands on training for potential operators and leaders of the organization, active
involvement in the monitoring and evaluation of the project is ensured
GENTUD Foundation, Inc..
GENTUD Foundation, Inc is a partner NGO of this proposed project. An NGO based in the municipality of Surallah
it has on-going development projects like providing support to students through books and reading materials to the
elementary school in Brgy. Sepaka and facilitated the introduction of water sealed type of latrines in some of the
community residents there. It has then established partnership with the community residents and has gained support
from the community to enable them to develop community development projects with active participation by the
community. As such, because of their long experience in working with the community, it has the capacity to act as
one of the proponents, as the lead implementing organization with the main role of ensuring the community
preparations and community organizing so that active participation of the project is always enhanced. This would
enhance greater sense of community ownership as a community initiated, community-managed, and community-
owned micro hydropower project. It would facilitate skills capability building training among the leaders and
members to equip them with knowledge and skills in managing their project.
YAMOG
Being the party responsible for technical feasibility study, YAMOG could best provide services for technical
supervision and coordination during the pre-construction, construction and post-construction periods including
assisting with pre-construction activities, train local leaders and operators, post-installation monitoring & evaluation
work etc.
e) Watershed /Environmental Situation
Vegetation surrounding the Sepaka River and the source of water in the watershed area is filled with a few
secondary growth dipterocarp forest ecosystems. A very limited species of hardwood trees were noted in the
remaining watershed area. However, it is observed that there are significant areas that are prone to
landslips/landslides. So there is a need for a long-term plan for watershed protection and maintenance. There is need
for a long-term plan to ensure environmental protection. The vegetation in the area needs to be improved firstly for
ensuring perennial flow for the micro-hydro secondly for protecting against landslides and also for improving
biological ecosystem. There is no negative environmental effect resulting from the micro-hydro project.
A Natural Resource Management plan has to be formulated and implemented with active community participation
and other stakeholders of the project. Close coordination with the LGU (both at the barangay and municipal levels)
has to be done to ensure project sustainability of the NRM and social projects that the community would take.
III. GENERAL AREA DESCRIPTION
This part of the study describes the project location and accessibility, topography and vegetation, and watershed.
1. The Province of South Cotabato
Situated in the southern part of Mindanao, South Cotabato, is bounded on the west and North by Sultan Kudarat and
in the east and south by the City of General Santos. Its vast mountain ranges, particularly the Daguma Range, the
Allah and Koronadal Valleys and the Roxas Mountain Range contributed to its distinct physiographic features. It has
a total land area of around 33,756.92 square km. The province is home to T’boli, B’laan tribes and Christian settlers.

The province’s economy is predominantly agricultural in which the major crops include rice, corn and coconut.
2. Surallah Municipality
Being the largest municipality of South Cotabato, it occupies a total land area of 31,200 hectares, dotting a growing
rural population of 42,467 individuals (as of 1995 Census of National Statistics Office). It is basically a major plain
area- a rice producing and corn producing municipality of South Cotabato. It is bounded in the north by the
Municipality of Banga in the south by the Municipality of Lake Sebu, in the west by the Province of Sultan Kudarat
and in the east by the municipalities of Banga and T’boli.
3. Barangay Upper Sepaka
Barangay Upper Sepaka is one of the 17 barangays of the municipality of Surallah, South Cotabato, Province of
South Cotabato. Comprised of a total land area (1,824 hectares), according to its Barangay Land Use, the barangay
is 4.35% forested area, and most of the land is agricultural (about 94.19 %). This means that the main source
economic activity of the Barangay is farming (majority corn and rice).
However, the barangay is characterized by plateaus and topography is mostly rolling and sloping areas which is
mainly suitable by sloping agricultural land technology (SALT).
The barangay is composed of Twenty Three (23) sitios. It is populated with around 566 households scattered in
different clusters predominated by Muslim tribes.
4. Location and Accessibility
Barangay Upper Sepaka is located 27 kilometers from the municipality of Surallah, being one of the farflung
Muslim,Christian and Lumads communities. It is around 10 kilometers away from the nearest power grid.
Barangay Upper Sepaka can be most easily accessed from the municipality by taking a motorbike or a four-wheel
drive vehicle.
5. Climatic Conditions
The climate in this region is categorized as Type IV with no pronounced dry and rainy season or rain is evenly
distributed through out the year. The dry season generally occurs during the months of November to April, while
rainy season is from May till October. There is a rain gauge station in the Surallah municipality. The average
monthly temperature is 27.8 C and the area is typhoon free.
6. Topography and Vegetation
Barangay Upper Sepaka is situated at its highest elevation of 218 meters above sea level. It is one of the watershed
areas of the municipality of Surallah. The terrain is rugged and highly mountainous with a highly rolling
topography. A significant watershed area is still covered with vegetation and a home to flora and fauna. Cultivated
agricultural land is extensive with corn and other crops and a few fruit trees.
Most of the residents have already been given a secured status of tenure as most of the lands were already
distributed among the settlers of the barangay. 35 % is public land, land-owned about 40% while the tenants are
about 25%.

7. Demographic Profile
Population size, projection and Distribution
Based on the NSO survey, the total population of Barangay Upper Sepaka is 566 (as of 1999) with a total population
of over 2,536 individuals. This number indicates a 3.1 % increase in the population growth. The average family size
is 5 –6 persons. This is compared to a nationwide average of 2.3% suggesting a doubling of the population within
the next thirty (30) years.
Barangay Upper Sepaka is predominantly Muslim.
Literacy rate in the barangay is placed at 98% based on the ten years old and above.
IV. STUDY METHODOLOGY
Availing of the expertise of a local surveying team, the technical team together with the social development experts
headed towards the project site armed with engineering surveying equipment, the total distance measurement (TDM)
device to measure and determine the actual lay out of the different structures of the proposed micro hydro project
from the intake to the powerhouse to the distribution centers of the barangay. A topographic profile of the site
indicates the actual lay-out and the needed excavation and other civil works that goes with the actual construction of
the project. The measurement of the flow was determined through the water current meter and spot flow
measurements were compared to the flow taken during the pre-feasibility study phase.

On the other hand, the social development specialists did conduct a focused group discussions and community
meetings among the representatives from the community selected at random by the community leaders and the
social team to make sure that representation is objectively done. The social team is formed by the staff members of
the NGO, the South Cotabato Tri-People GENTUD Fdn., Inc. based in Surallah, South Cotabato who has also an on-
going project on sustainable farming, day care center and have therefore direct knowledge and accessibility to the
community members. Primary data on the community’s socio-economic and environmental conditions were
gathered with the active participation of the members of these communities. Secondary information was gathered
from the municipal development planning office. The results of the data gathered are collated and summarized. It is
hoped that the results of this technical and social feasibility study would be validated by the community.
V. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
The Socio-economic Profile contains the community’s income sources and household activities, the approximate household income, land
ownership, government and non-government support projects and the existing social services.
A. Income and Sources
The majority of the Barangay Upper Sepaka residents (75 % of households) depend on corn farming and of the total
farmers and rainfed traditional rice farming, while others plant root crops and other tropical fruit trees. A few are
engaged in small business like sari-sari/retailers by few individuals.
As of 1999, the average household income per month for the barangay is PhP 3,500.00. This is way below the
national poverty threshold of P 6,000.00 for a family of five (5) in a rural area.
B. Land Ownership/Tenurial Status
The Muslim community which occupies the land area own the land they till (about 40%) of the total population
while the rest are tenants (25%). More than 65% of the land is cultivated while the remaining area is considered
watershed area as a protected area. The average farm size is about 3 hectares per farmer household. On the
agricultural area, there are some 568 hectares which are tilled by the landowners themselves, 76 hectares are
tenanted, 6 hectares are considered Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS), 10 hectares are under OLT/CLT and 101 hectares
are being leased for agro-industrial plantation. These corn products are shelled and these are directly marketed by
the farmers to the nearby barangays of the municipality of Surallah.
C. Basic Social Services
C1. Education, Health and Sanitation
There are three schools in the barangay that provides education to young children (from 7-years old to 13 years of
age). The Upper Sepaka Elementary School ( public school) with about 320 pupils, the Maguindanaon Al-Falilah
school (managed by the Sta. Cruz Mission of Lake Sebu) and the Madrasabal Sepaka Arabic School (Private
schools) with a total enrollees of 267 pupils. The nearest secondary school is in Surallah municipality.
Out of the 490 children (1999) being diagnosed, about 40% are malnourished. Almost 2% are considered severely
malnourished while the rest are still at the mild and moderate levels. Most common illnesses are coughs, colds,
headache and fever, measles and amoebic dysentery.
Only 28% of the residents have a water-sealed type of toilets, about 34% are using the open pit type, while 38 %
remained in their own primitive way of littering in the fields.
Potable Water System
There is an existing potable water system (level 1 and 2 distribution system) that reaches only at the barangay proper
while the remotest sitios still depend on fetching water from the springs located quite far from the community itself.
Existing Projects and Area Project Plan
The irrigation facility in the barangay has served the rice farmers in Sitio Datal-alo that serve about 30 hectares of
rice farms. The barangay has no solar dryer for their crops except at the school premises of both the elementary and
the secondary schools.
Electricity
There is no electricity for the whole population. The nearest power grid is around 10 kilometers away from the
nearest power grid and the South Cotabato Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO) has no plan of extending the power
grid to this barangay at least in the next five years. However, there is a need to secure a waiver from the said electric
cooperative.
VI. ENERGY DEMAND ANALYSIS
This part of the study presents the potential demand for energy
A. Off-grid Condition
As discussed in the previous section, grid has not been extended to the target community and extending the grid will
entail an investment cost of at least P 2M for the transmission line alone. This amount was estimated using the
National Electrification Administration (NEA) data on the unit cost of a distribution system per kilometer.
B. Traditional Energy use, Supply and Expenditure Pattern

The residents of Barangay Upper Sepaka use traditional sources of energy, which are common among off-grid
communities. There are about 5 households who are benefiting the diesel-fed generator but because of the high cost
of maintenance, the generating system is not functioning anymore
B1. Traditional Energy Use
All of the community residents use kerosene for illumination with an average of 4 liters per month. There is no other
current form of electricity. All of the residents use fuel wood for cooking.
B2. Energy Supply and Expenditure Pattern
On average, a household spends around PhP80.00 to Php100.00 per month for kerosene (household illumination
only).
C. Energy Needs and Priority
If there was an energy system that could provide for the community’s load requirement, the community residents
identified the following possible uses (according to priority):
(1) Household lighting

(2) Livelihood activities
(3) Lighting for access road/street
Most of the houses would need an average of three to two lamps (at 11 watts lamp) as most of them have only one
room with the kitchen located outside with a cover. As there is no electricity in the barangay, the most important
need is household lighting for illumination.
Installed
Rate, peak
Load Unit watt/unit Watt
House lightng 1 300 50 15000
TV/video 34 100 3400
Street lighting 40 18 720
school lighting 1 320 320
Mosque 1 150 150
School TV/video 1 250 250
Refrigeration 20 200 4000
Bakery (motor) 1 2000 2000
Grains Grinder 1 2000 2000
Battery charging 1 1500 1500
Rice Mill 1 8000 8000
Blacksmithing 1 2000 2000
Total 402 16588 39340

The above table shows that the main usage for electricity is household lighting with the community lighting and
community video and low wattage refrigeration. These are the peak load requirements during night at 6 – 8 hours as
they can be operated during off peak hours.
The battery charging system would allow households from the nearby community of the barangay and other
communities within the barangay to have their batteries charged during the early hours of the morning (12mn –
4am) or during daytime.
Demand Management

A typical demand graph with optimum load management for meeting the Upper Sepaka energy demand and
unavoidable peak loads appear as follows. It can be seen that the estimated peak demand with some future growth
provision can be met with the potential of the site.
Managing Load
50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
VA/Watt
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Time of day
Total, peak kW Peak VA required
VII. TECHNICAL STUDY
This technical study presents the viability assessment of the water source for micro hydropower generation for household electrification and
productive end-uses of Barangay Upper Sepaka, Surallah, South Cotabato
1. Hydrology Assessment
The Sepaka River which flows from the vast mountains of the southwestern part of Daguma Range passing to the
waterways in the Upper Sepaka is a tributary to the Allah River in Surallah.

Based on the flow data, the minimum monthly flow would be around 2cms/sec. This could be the design flow for
this micro hydro in Barangay Upper Sepaka. At this site, the calculated drop in height is 4.54 meters from the
proposed forebay tank to the powerhouse. This gives an initial estimate of 40 kilowatts. The selection of load centers
for demand survey was a decision of the YAMOG technical team and the community in the said barangay. The
selection of potential source of streams and sites for survey was primarily a decision taken by the villagers. Site for
detail survey was finalized with technical and cost considerations put forth by the Technical Team. The technical
team provided suggestions in terms of selection criteria such as electricity demand & site potential required, stability
of locations for construction, cost implications etc. Likely costs flow and head required to meet the likely demand
were also explained and taken into account while selecting the site.
VIII. TECHNICAL DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION
Civil Works
During the process of designing the civil works aim has been to keep the civil works costs as low as possible at
places where there is possibility of recurring damage due to flood for instance and at the same time have simple and
robust construction at other places to keep the maintenance cost low. Adequate attention has been paid to utilize
locally available material and resources to the extent possible. (Please see drawings and bill of quantities for details
of construction and specifications).
Head Works
A diversion of RCC Pre cast and rubble masonry of 1.20 in width at the bottom and 1m in height at the top and 24
meters long will be constructed along the creek so as to divert the required river flow towards gravel trap and de-
sanding basin at all times. This structure is constructed temporarily so that when flood comes and pre cast RCC will
be washed out, it is easy to re-install using the equipment that are available at the LGU of Surallah. This design were
made because of the cost, if permanent diversion will be constructed on a 24 meters wide river, the whole cost of the
proposed MHP would be high.
A submerged intake orifice in the form of a sluice gate is provided to reduce the flow when the river / stream are in
flood. A course trash-rack of 1.90 m x 0.60 m clear spaced at 0.05m is installed at the intake to keep large floating
debris and gravel from entering the headrace. The sluice gate can be completely closed when there is need of any
maintenance work downstream. Flood retaining wing wall height is 4 meters from the river bed to the top of the
wing wall provided to protect head works during high flood level. A 12 meters gravel trap is provided immediately
downstream from the intake with facility to spill out excess water and a pipe flushing device to flush out gravels.
The construction works apart from the weir, which is prone to damage during flood, are proposed to be concrete.
The debris collected upstream of the weir / intake during high flow seasons will have to be cleared manually.
Headrace Canal
A short Rubble masonry canal of about 1.9 m width x 1.9 m in height and 123 meters in length conveys water from
the intake. The remaining 552 meters is earth canal. A wooden stop log was provided at the mouth of the canal to
stop the flow from the gravel trap to the settling basin during periodic and regular maintenance of the canal.
Gravel Trap
A rubble masonry of 2.7 meters width and 1.9 meters high and 12 meters in length is constructed right after the
intake to collect 50 mm of gravel from the intake in case it enters the canal during rainy season or during flood.
Gravel collected will be flushed through a six (6) inches pipe.
Forebay
A 3.1 m x 4 m and 16.7 meters in length, 6 inches CHB steel reinforced and fine finished walling forebay has been
provided at the end of the earth canal and at the start of penstock. The tank serves the purpose of water cushion for
absorbing the velocity of water exiting from the headrace conduit and also as a penstock inlet chamber. A fine trash
rack with a dimension of 4 m x 2.4 m and 5mm clear space has been provided to keep floating debris from entering
the penstock. A spillway leads excess water down to a safe place and a 6 inches pipe spillway cum flushing
facilitates occasional flushing/ draining needs. The penstock entrance will be submerged 1.85 meters enough to
avoid vortices.
Penstock Pipe
A 1.0m Ø x 0.01 m pressure rolled welded pipe with a total length of about 20 m is selected to convey water from
forebay to the powerhouse. The whole length of the pipe will be elevated to avoid corrosion. The pipes can come in
sections and it is easy to join using mild steel flange couplings and some sections will be welded at site and with
saddle support and anchor blocks at the forebay tank at the bend and in the powerhouse. Expansion joints will be
installed every after the anchor blocks for easy repair when part of the penstock is damage. .
The lower end of the penstock is to have a flange connection facility to match the flange of the main inlet valve.
Anchor Blocks and Expansion Joints
A Trapezoidal anchor blocks with a top width of 1.5 m x 2.0 m bottom width and 1.5 m in height. It is constructed
by RCC since this will protect the penstock in case of contraction and movement due to water hammering during the
operation. There are three unit of anchor blocks will be constructed.
Three units of expansion joints will be installed near the anchor blocks. These expansion joints will be placed inside
a small manhole like structure for future repair and maintenance. Construction of a manhole like structure should

have allowance for free movement of the penstock. Two units of saddle support will be constructed in between
anchor to prevent the penstock from sagging. It is a trapezoidal structure with a top width of 1.5 m x 2.0 m bottom
width and 1.5 m in height.
Powerhouse
The concrete powerhouse (4m x 5m outside floor area) is 2 meters well above the flood water level of the stream.
The powerhouse roofing is proposed to be GI sheets. The exact size of the powerhouse, machine foundation and
tailrace layout should be finalized after finalizing the equipment. All metal structures of the powerhouse are
proposed to be grounded along with generator neutral forming equi-potential bondage to minimize risks of lightning.
(Final dimension and requirements for the powerhouse will be given by the equipment supplier).
Tailrace
A 1 m x 1.1 m reinforced CHB (4x8x16) canal is constructed from the turbine tail water to convey water back to the
river. A 1 m X 1.1 m gabion box is attached to the tailrace end to protect the tailrace bank from scouring and
erosion. A total length of about 35 meters would be constructed to the point where the water drains back to the
Sepaka River.
Generating Equipment
The requirements and possible alternatives for the equipment are briefly specified under the equipment heading of
‘Summary of Technical Specifications’ at the beginning of the report. In brief the equipment shall be robust and
designed to operate manually by under skilled operators in remote area. The equipment is to run in isolation. The
design parameters are:
Gross head – 4.54 m

Design net head – 4.48 m
Design flow – 2,000 lps
Ambient temperature and altitude – 30 deg centigrade and 218 m above sea level
The water contains some lime during high flow season
Load power factor – 0.54 at peak load hours
Required out put – 40 kW from generator
Voltage – 220/380 Vac with neutral point
Frequency – 60 Hz
It is highly recommended that, if possible the whole generating equipment including adapter pipes and valves,
otherwise at least the turbine generator group be assembled and tested at shop before delivery to do away with any
mis-match that is difficult to rectify at site once it is delivered or installed. It is further recommended that the
assembly and testing be inspected by qualified micro-hydro engineer to check if it meets the requirement and
specifications. Different manufacturer may offer different turbine and other component, the ultimate requirement
being the operating conditions like head and flow for the turbine and load power factor for the generator.
Main Inlet Valve
A 1m ID butterfly valve with manual hand-wheel and gear mechanism is recommended for total flow control and to
be installed at the end of the penstock. This valve is meant for operating or shutting down the plant and not for flow
regulation. Alternatively, gate valve with hand wheel and pressure equalizing by-pass can be considered. The valve
is to be rated for 1.5 times the head including surge.
Pipe Adapters
Mild steel pipe adapters are proposed to connect main inlet valve to the equipment down stream. To facilitate easy
installation / maneuvering of equipment installation and maintenance works, the adapter pipe is to be in two sections

connected with expansion joint. The flange details of adapter pipes shall be coordinated with inlet valve flange and
the flange at the equipment manifold.
A precision pressure gauge is to be provided for air bleeding valve to facilitate intermittent monitoring of water
pressure during plant operation and particularly for testing of the plant and equipment. The pressure gauge is to be
fitted to the pipe using a standard nipple. The pressure gauge could be installed either on the adapter pipe or on the
turbine manifold as felt convenient by the equipment supplier.
Turbine
The basic requirements / specifications recommended for the turbine are as follows:
a. For the operating head and flow and possibility of in-country fabrication, an Axial Flow Pump As Turbine
is recommended for this site.
b. Unless the ultimate turbine supplier has mechanical flow interrupting / closing device, it is recommended
that all rotating parts of the turbine be able to withstand runaway speed at least for one hour.
The turbine efficiency required to obtain 40 kW electrical output from generator is about 50%. Locally fabricated
AFPAT of local design may be only 50% to 65% efficient. Hence, the project design is based on the assumption that
AFPAT locally manufactured will be used in this project since imported turbines are very expensive.
Generator
Given the amount of the power generated, cost of control system and cost transmission line, a three-phase generation
is recommended. The continuous capacity of generator recommended hereunder takes into consideration the load
characteristics (expected peak load power factor 0.54), starting KVA requirement, ELC type (thyrister type) and
future load growth. Minimum generator capacity estimated from demand. Reviewing specifications of
commercially available generator generally used for micro-hydro application, the full generator specification is
recommended as follows.
Class B insulated rated to supply 60KVA continuous at class F temperature rise, rated power factor 0.8, 3phase
230V, 4pole 1800rpm, IP23 or better, self excited & self regulated synchronous generator equipped with automatic
voltage regulator (AVR). It is further recommended that the generator rotor winding be specially braced to withstand
runaway speed at least for 1 hour. The generator AVR must be equipped with overload protection feature to protect
generator from prolonged overload / short circuit.
Governing
The plant is a run-off-the-river type without any storage pond. The governing system recommended is therefore an
Electronic Load Controller (ELC). Reviewing commercially available ELC types and considering the need to
coordinate ELC specification with the generator specification (and vice versa), the recommended specification of
ELC & its associated gears is as follows.
Frequency sensing type, thyrister controlled 3phase 60 Hz ELC rated to control at least 40 kW resistive ballast load.
The ELC board and its associated switchgear and instruments will be installed in the main control panel itself. It is
recommended that the resistive ballast load be immersion type water heaters installed in a tail water to ensure that
there is enough water to avoid burning of the heaters.
Control Panel
It is recommended to have a free-standing mild steel control panel. All instruments, indicators and breaker levers are
to be accessible from the front. The following specifications are recommended for the control panel.
a. Instruments: 1 V-meter, 1 A-meter, 1 Frequency meter, 1 Hour-rum meter
b. Indicators: generator excitation ON indicator (yellow), feeder line ON indicator (red)
c. Feeder breaker: double pole 80A tripping thermal-magnetic breaker, magnetic tripping ~ 250%

d. Powerhouse supply breaker: 20A SP MCB
Transmission and Distribution Line
There are a number of load centers scattered within the project area to be supplied with electricity. The distance
from powerhouse to the end of the load centers is relatively far for the amount of power to be transported. Therefore
high -tension line is proposed for the main lines. While low tension lines from step down transformer will connect
the scattered settlements to the micro-grid. Transmission and distribution line design / specifications are given
hereunder. The design and specifications take into account general practice and guidelines adopted for rural and off-
grid electrification in the Philippines. Please refer to transmission / distribution line plan and single line
representation of transmission / distribution line for more details.
Power Cable Transformers
a. Average user load peak time power factor: 0.54 as per the load demand analysis
b. Cable to connect control panel in powerhouse to step up transformer: 2 core 60 mm2 armored copper PVC
cable is recommended. The current rating of the cable is about 1.7 times the full load current at full load
KVA
c. Step-up transformer: Capacity enough to supply continuously 40kW at 0.54 user load factor.
Recommended size 15KVA, 230V/7.6KV, 60 Hz outdoor type 1phase transformer x 3 units.
d. Step-down transformers: Three locations will have step-down transformer stations from where 230V lines
will be distributed. Each of the step-down transformers will be 15KVA, 7.6KV/230V, 60 Hz outdoor type
1phase transformers x 3 units.
e. Cables to connect step-down transformer to LT line pole: 2 core 30 mm2 armored copper PVC cable are
recommended. The current rating of the cable is about 1.7 times the full load current at full load KVA to be
supplied by the step-down transformers.
Switchgear & Protection
a. For overload and maintenance purpose HT side of step-up transformer & step-down transformers each will
have two pole re-wirable drop-out fuse for phase and neutral.
b. Each of the HT transmission line conductors will be grounded through a suitably rated pole mounted HT
lightning arrester at the start, at the end and at the intermediate distribution transformer station of the HT
line. The voltage rating of lightning arresters should closely match the transmission voltage and the current
rating should be minimum 5KA. Grounding will be done through 16 mm2 solid GI conductor and 2.5m
long ½” GI ground rod.
c. Each of the LT distribution line conductors will be grounded through a suitably rated pole mounted LT
lightning arrester at the start and at the end of the LT line. The voltage rating of lightning arresters should
closely match the distribution voltage and the current rating should be minimum 5KA. Grounding will be
done through 16 mm2 solid GI conductor and 2.5m long ½” GI ground rod.
Conductors
For HT overhead lines 14mm2 ACSR are recommended. These wires can carry the enough current and not to worry
about appreciable voltage and power loss. Also for reasons of cost and simplicity of the MHP system.
For LT overhead distribution lines AAC conductors are recommended. The sizes of the conductors are selected to
have a voltage drop at any end of the line is below 10%.
Poles – For reasons of simplicity, cost and local resource utilization, locally available wooden poles are to be used.
These poles are to be treated with suitable wood preservative for long life. The recommended poles are to be
minimum 8” diameter at top and 10” diameter at bottom with a overall length of minimum 8 meters for high voltage
line and 6” diameter at top and 8” diameter bottom with the length of 7 m for low voltage line.

Insulators – For high voltage line – high voltage type pole top pin and pin insulator that is normally used in
Philippine standard will be used and Spool type low voltage insulators are recommended to be fitted on the poles in
order to carry the conductors at a minimum of 0.60m vertical clearance for high tension line and 0.30m for the
distribution lines.
Pole stays – The poles are to be stayed at every bend and at each end with standard pole stays made of GI wire,
insulator, and thimble and ground plate with rod. It should be possible to maintain the tightness of the stays in
future.
Lightning protection – Each end of the overhead line is to be provided with a set of high voltage lightning arrester.
The lightning arresters should be grounded with a metal pipe or rod as per the prevailing standard and practice. The
ground connection of the arrester at the pole nearest to the powerhouse should be connected with the powerhouse
earthing. Low voltage lightning arresters are also recommended to low voltage line for the protection of the
equipment in the powerhouse in case lightning strikes directly the equipment.
Consumer connection
Each household is to be directly connected to single phase supply at the nearest distribution pole through service
drop PVC cable. All industrial and commercial consumers are to be connected through adequate size of conductor.
IX. PROJECT COSTS, INCOME AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
The completed feasibility study shows that there are enough financial justifications of the proposed MHP project in
Bgy Upper Sepaka. With the assumption that the total project cost will be available for the project (with active
participation from the community members during the construction phase) to complete the project, the computed
energy cost is quite low to be recommended for a community-based development project. With the community’s
capability to pay, they could afford to pay for the electricity that will be produced by the micro-hydropower. The
productive end-uses would contribute to the sustainability of the project.

The computation for the financial analysis (NPV) takes into account the cost and the revenue for the household
lighting, refrigeration and small household appliances and the end-uses like the bakery costs and the projected
annual revenue is not taken into consideration in computing for the NPV. The NPV is positive at 12%. Please see
Annex on Income and Financial Analysis.
X. SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
1. Socio-economic Aspects
The socio-economic livelihood activities and other productive end-uses would ensure active participation from
beneficiary to keep the plant running. Any electrification project without sustainable livelihood component would
give a less chance of the project to be sustainable. At least the following intangible benefits may be counted in.
Potential Benefit on Education: The quality and availability of household lighting is expected to improve with MHP
electrification. Hence, study periods and study habits are expected to increase and improve, respectively.
Furthermore, school lighting and the use of electricity driven equipment (e.g. computers) are expected to also
improve significantly.
Convenience: During nighttime, it is expected that it will be more convenient for the community to perform chores
with brighter illumination. Similarly school children need not use kerosene lamps during studying which is dim and
unhealthy.
Communication: Mass communication including radio and television / video has become the back bone of social
awareness and development. The project will make access for communication, news and entertainment. With the use
of transistor radios and television, they would further have access to outside world.
Economic activities: With the possibility of local processing of grains and longer working hours with brighter lights
(unlimited as compared to kerosene), development of micro-hydropower with productive end –uses would ensure
the economic upliftment and sustainability of the project.
Health: The improved quality of light as compared to kerosene wick lamps will improve health condition, especially
with regard to the eyes and smoke.
2. Environmental Aspects
Vegetation surrounding the source of water in the watershed area is filled with a very few secondary growth
dipterocarp forest ecosystem. A limited species of hardwood trees were noted in the remaining watershed area.
There seems to be a practice of slash and burn that affects the local environment. Further more, it is observed that
there are significant areas that are prone to landslips/landslides. So there is a need for a long-term plan for watershed
protection and maintenance. There is need for a long-term plan to ensure environmental protection. The vegetation
in the area needs to be improved firstly for ensuring perennial flow for the micro-hydro secondly for protecting
against landslides and also for improving biological ecosystem. There is no negative environmental effect resulting
from the micro-hydro project.
For the natural resource management component to sustain apart from being a community-based, it should anchor
on the barangay development plan where barangay and even the municipality can provide policy and
implementation regulation in terms of environmental protection and watershed rehabilitation and management.
Linkages with the government-line agencies should be enhanced and strengthened.

XI. RECOMMENDED TARIFF STRUCTURE
Thus aspect of the study elucidates the consumers/beneficiaries capacity to pay for the services at the computed unit energy cost
Household Electrification
Capacity to Pay
The population of the Barangay Upper Sepaka belongs to the poor sector of the rural population in the region.
However, family income is regular and dependable as they are growing corn and other products and others have
income generating activities like sari-sari store. The bulk of their expenses go to food, education and energy. Food
has been sufficient the whole year round. Although during long dry season, food would be inadequate and they are
then planting root crops such as camote (sweet potatoes) and other root crops for subsistence. Based on the survey
conducted an average of PhP 80.00 to 100.00 is the current energy usage and given the opportunity to have quality
lighting most of them are willing to pay more than they are paying currently for their energy use.
Tariff System /Willingness to Pay
Upper Sepaka BAPA which is the community based organization will sell electricity to the households at a much
affordable rate, and yet will still generate funds for the maintenance of the project. Other sustainable livelihood
projects like Bakery and Refrigeration, and other socio-economic projects would also ensure socio-economic
activities in the community towards economic uplift of the community members. The majority of the population
would want a 4- compact fluorescent lamps at 9-11 watts per lamp tube for lighting.
Recommended Tariff
Based on the calculations (Annex on Annual Energy supply and Costs) the recommended tariff is as follows:
Household lighting (including street lighting and lighting at schools and mosques) = P 5.59/watt/mo
5.59
Refrigeration = PhP14.34
Battery Charging = PhP 40.86
Bakery = PhP 34.52
Rice mill = PhP 49.48

XII. RECOMMENDATION ON CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Trainings and Management
The Barangay Upper Sepaka BAPA is organized to work together in the whole process of project implementation
and to eventually manage the plant after the construction is completed and handed over to them. Proper selection of
BAPA members, introducing and enforcing guidelines for operation of the BAPA and electricity rules will help
sustain the project. The BAPA formed to manage the micro-hydropower project is composed of active leaders of the
community. All household beneficiaries are BAPA members and act as the General Assembly.
Local operators are identified by the community which would undergo on- the- job training and non-formal training
courses on basic electricity, household wiring installation, mechanical work and other related training courses
(through TESDA accredited training institutions like academe).
Furthermore, financial management and other capability building trainings would be conducted to enhance the
management capability of the leaders. Enterprise development training would also be conducted to enhance the
skills and capacity of the leaders on entrepreneurial development. These capability studies would be done during the
construction phase and a follow-up trainings be done during the actual operation and post project implementation
aspects towards projects sustainability.
Organizational / Social Aspect
Well thought out plan for social preparations should be developed with maximum participation of the community
members with the barangay officials and respected community leaders.
Organizational development (through BAPA) needs to be addressed in order for it to be capable to manage and
sustain the micro-hydropower project and other socio-economic and sustainable livelihood projects using the
available power from the micro hydro. Continuing community capability building (such as financial management,
bookkeeping and other technical trainings) is important to be given priority attention to enable the leaders and
members with the upgraded knowledge and skills in the successful management of their community-based micro
hydropower project and community-initiated development projects. The community is capable and willing to pay for
the energy premiums. Community mobilization should be enhanced to promote active participation in installation
and post-installation phase of the project.
Management Capacity to handle community development projects.
To prepare the community to implement micro hydro power project, it might help if they can demonstrate their
community capacity or the barangay to undertake other community development projects like potable water system
which is already completed in partnership with other NGO’s. The experience that the community would gain from
this experience would be a necessary and community learning experience for them to undertake a much bigger
challenge of renewable energy and natural resource a management.
Role of Community / BAPA:
Community mobilization for participation in the pre- construction, actual construction through voluntary labor in
hauling of sand, gravel and other construction materials, taking care of equipment and materials brought in the area
in their custody, etc. and other community participation in terms of house wiring and other community initiated
projects / post-installation like the watershed management and protection activities to promote local environmental
initiatives. Food for work is however, recommended. Identified local operators and leaders would be trained.
Role of GENTUD Foundation, Inc.:
As such, because of their long experience in working with the community, it has the capacity to act as one of the
proponents, as the lead implementing organization with the main role of ensuring the community preparations and
community organizing so that active participation of the project is always enhanced. This would enhance greater
sense of community ownership as a community initiated, community-managed, and community-owned micro
hydropower project. It would facilitate skills capability building training among the leaders and members to equip
them with knowledge and skills in managing their project.
Role of YAMOG:
Being the party responsible for technical feasibility study, YAMOG could best provide services for technical
supervision and coordination during the pre-construction, construction and post-construction periods including
assisting the community with pre-construction activities, assisting and monitoring works at site, train local leaders
and operators, post-installation monitoring & evaluation work, etc.

XIII. ANNEXES
ANNEX 1: MAPS

ANNEX 2: TECHNICAL DRAWINGS (CIVIL, ELECTRICAL)

ANNEX 3: PHOTOGRAPHS

ANNEX 4: DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT
Location: Brgy. Upper Sepaka, Surallah, South Cotabato

Date: June 16, 2006
Weather: Clear but rain falls a day before the measurement
Instrument: Current flow meter
Source: Sepaka River
Velocity in m/s
Trials Depth(m) width(m)
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 VAVE fv Q(m3/s)
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0.27 1 0.45 0.64 0.49 0.46 0.49 0.506 0.06831 0.034155
3 0.35 1 0.52 0.64 0.56 0.64 0.66 0.604 0.19425 0.13128
4 0.35 1 0.74 0.69 0.64 0.63 0.65 0.67 0.22295 0.2086
5 0.48 1 0.68 0.73 0.72 0.7 0.76 0.718 0.33312 0.278035
6 0.50 1 0.71 0.69 0.75 0.72 0.71 0.716 0.3585 0.34581
7 0.44 1 0.84 0.86 0.81 0.85 0.85 0.842 0.34276 0.35063
8 0.48 1 0.7 0.69 0.67 0.71 0.73 0.7 0.37008 0.35642
9 0.53 1 0.72 0.71 0.73 0.71 0.74 0.722 0.37683 0.373455
10 0.60 1 0.65 0.69 0.69 0.66 0.65 0.668 0.417 0.396915
11 0.68 1 0.63 0.68 0.69 0.65 0.64 0.658 0.45084 0.43392
12 0.63 1 0.66 0.67 0.64 0.69 0.62 0.656 0.41391 0.432375
13 0.62 1 0.63 0.64 0.57 0.59 0.59 0.604 0.3906 0.402255
14 0.60 1 0.65 0.61 0.65 0.63 0.68 0.644 0.3744 0.3825
15 0.50 1 0.47 0.53 0.54 0.55 0.53 0.524 0.292 0.3332
16 0.38 1 0.23 0.21 0.24 0.26 0.21 0.23 0.14326 0.21763
Total 15m 4.67718

ANNEX 5: ENERGY DEMAND / LOAD MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
Load
Average daily loading
1. Lighting load factor 70 %
Domestic 22995 kWh
Church 153.3 kWh
El school 327.04 kWh
St lighting 2207.52 kWh
Subtotal 25683 kWh
Plant availability 95 %
Probable kWh to be sold for lighting 24399 kWh
2. Grains grinder Population 100

Annual consumption of
rice 2000 kg
Grinder capacity 25 kg/hr
Grinder operating hours/annum 80 hrs
Average operation/day 2.0 hrs/day
kWh consumed/annum 200 kWh/yr
3. Rice Mill Population 1000

Annual consumption of
rice 109500 kg
Huller capacity 200 kg/hr
Operating hours/annum 548 hrs
Average operation/day 2 hrs/day
kWh consumed/annum 4380 kWh/yr
4. Battery charging Households targetted 100 hh

Lighting requirement 20 watts
Lighting hrs per day 4 hrs
Total Wh per day 8000 Wh
Energy to be sold per
annum 3650 kWh
Battery size 70 Ah
Re-charging at 50 %
Usable Wh of each battery 420 Wh
Selling Wh for each
battery 525
Re-charging duration 6 hrs
Minimum charger capacity per battery 70 VA
Charging frequency 5.25 days
Average number of batteries charged per day 19 Batteries
Available charging hours 11
Average batteries being charged any time 10
Total charger capacity required 1333.3 VA
Revised charged capacity 2000 VA
5. Bakery Population 500

Annual consumption of flour 10000 kg

Mixer / Roller Capacity 10 kg/hr
Mixer operating
hrs/annum 1460 hrs
Average operation/day 4 hrs/day
kWh consumed/annum 3650 KWh
6. Other end-
usesEntertainment,refrigeration,etc Estimated kWh 6205 kWh
Total kWh to be supplied 42484 kWh
Installed capacity of plant, kW 26.7 70080 kWh
Load factor 61 %

ANNEX 6: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
O and M costs
Annual operating costs:
Operators - 3 pax @ P3000/mo P/yr 108,000.00
Manager - 1 pax @ P2000/mo P/yr 24,000.00
Administrative expenses( Supplies, Comm,etc) 1.00% P/yr 41,976.11
Maintenance of MHP 2.00% P/yr 83,952.23
Interest on loan 0.00% P/yr 0.00
Subtotal annual operating costs 257,928.34
Depreciation provision at inflation rate of 4.00% P/yr 210,763.18 20 Yrs
Total annual costs 468,691.52
Energy Production cost

Total kWh sold kWh 42,484
Cost / kWh (with full depreciation) P/Kwh 11.03
Cost / kWh (with no depreciation) P/Kwh 6.07
Estimate of load factor

Plant size kW 35.00 35.00
Load factor % 12.76% 17.49%
Plant factor at 95% availability % 13.43% 18.41%
Tariffing basis and Minimum Recommended Tariffs

Household lighting connection within distribution area:
Generation cost 100.00% P/kWh 11.03
Community development fund 30.00% P/kWh 3.31
Selling cost P/kWh 14.34
Equivalent flat rate for 13 hrs a day connection P/w/mo 5.59
Rice Mill:
m/c maintenance 10.00% P/kWh 6.85
m/c depreciation at inflation of 4.00% P/kWh 15.39 5 Yrs
Building maintenance (80% of total area) 5.00% P/kWh 1.71
Building depreciation (80% of total area) at 4.00% P/kWh 3.08 15 Yrs
Selling cost of energy for corn mill P/kWh 49.48
Corn processed per kWh KG/kWh 25.00
Processing cost per kG of rice P/KG 1.98
Grains Grinder
Generation Cost 100.00% P/kWh 11.03
Grinder Maintenance 10.00% P/kWh 20.00
Grinder depreciation at inflation of 4.00% P/kWh 44.93 5 Yrs
Selling Cost of energy for Grains Grinder P/kWh 116.94
Grain processed per KWh KG/kWh 10.00

Processing Cost per KG of Grains P/KG 11.69
Bakery:
Generation Cost 100.00% P/kWh 11.03
Mixer Maintenance 10.00% P/kWh 3.70
Mixer depreciation at inflation of 4.00% P/kWh 8.31 5 Yrs
Selling Cost of energy for bakery P/kWh 34.52
Flour processed per KWh KG/kWh 2.74
Processing Cost per KG of flour P/KG 12.60
Battery charging connection:

Charger maintenance 10.00% P/kWh 0.96
Charger depreciation at inflation of 4.00% P/kWh 3.46 3 Yrs
Selling cost of energy for battery charging P/kWh 20.43
Charging cost per battery at flat rate P/Bat 40.86
Other enduses like private coffee grinder, ice candy factory, TV/video:
Energy selling cost P/kWh 14.34

ANNEX 7: INCOME and FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Estimated Annual Revenue:

Household Lighting 349,881.66
Rice mill 216,810.00
Grains grinder 23,388.00
Battery Charging 74,569.50
Bakery 127,209.80
Other End-uses ( 88,979.70
refrigeration,entertainment)
Total Annual Revenue P 880,838.66
Total Annual Operating Cost P 468,691.52
D.
C. Annual E. Annual
A. Discount
Year B. Revenue Net Earnings Present Value,
Expenditure Factor
(B-A) CxD
(12%)
0 468,691.52 - 468,691.52 1.00 (468,691.52)
1 478,065.35 880,838.66 402,773.31 0.89 359,636.29
2 487,626.66 880,838.66 393,212.00 0.80 313,468.61
3 516,884.26 880,838.66 363,954.40 0.71 258,407.63
4 547,897.31 880,838.66 332,941.35 0.64 211,584.23
5 580,771.15 880,838.66 300,067.51 0.567 170,258.30
6 615,617.42 880,838.66 265,221.24 0.506 134,201.95
7 652,554.47 880,838.66 228,284.19 0.452 103,252.94
8 691,707.73 880,838.66 189,130.93 0.404 76,389.98
9 733,210.20 880,838.66 147,628.46 0.361 53,234.82
10 777,202.81 880,838.66 103,635.85 0.322 33,370.74
11 823,834.98 880,838.66 57,003.68 0.288 16,388.56
12 873,265.08 880,838.66 7,573.58 0.257 1,944.14
13 925,660.98 880,838.66 (44,822.32) 0.229 (10,273.28)
14 981,200.64 880,838.66 (100,361.98) 0.205 (20,534.06)
15 1,040,072.68 880,838.66 (159,234.02) 0.183 (29,092.06)

NPV (12%)
1,203,547.28

ANNEX 8 - A: BILL of QUANTITIES – CIVIL WORKS & COST
Items Quantity Unit Rate Total
Final Engineering & Design

Civil Works
A Preparatory works
B Weir / Dam
Gabion Box (1.2mx1.2mx1.2m)
1
Boulders 17.5 cu m 330.00 5,775.00
6', #10 cyclone wire 9 rolls 750.00 6,750.00
10mmØx6m rsb 27 length 130.90 3,534.30
#16 tie wire 4 kgs 67.00 268.00
Pre-Cast
2
Earth excavation 8 cu m 284.28 2,274.24
Sand 14 cu m 330.00 4,620.00
Gravel 27 cu m 330.00 8,910.00
Cement 225 bags 243.50 54,787.50
10mmØx6m rsb 66 length 130.90 8,639.40
16mmØx6m rsb 35 length 327.80 11,473.00
25mmØx6m rsb 2 length 783.20 1,566.40
1/4" plywood 30 sheet 385.00 11,550.00
150 - 2x2x8 cocolumber 400 bd ft 13.50 5,400.00
Assorted nails 5 kgs 53.80 269.00
Labor cost (skilled worker) 120 man days 250.00 30,000.00
Total of B 155,816.84
C Headwall & Wingwall
Gravel base 2 cu m 330.00 660.00
Sand 11 cu m 330.00 3,630.00
Gravel 22 cu m 330.00 7,260.00
Cement 180 bags 243.50 43,830.00
12mmØx6m rsb 96 length 178.20 17,107.20
10mmØx6m rsb 99 length 130.90 12,959.10
#16 tie wire 12 kgs 67.00 804.00
1/4" plywood 49 sheet 385.00 18,865.00
Intake thrashrack 1 set 4,000.00 4,000.00
Intake sluice gate 2 set 8,000.00 16,000.00
Total of C 172,556.02
D Gravel Trap
Excavation 66 cu m 284.28 18,762.48
Gravel base 6 cu m 330.00 1,980.00
Sand 6 cu m 330.00 1,980.00
Gravel 12 cu m 330.00 3,960.00
Cement 110 bags 243.50 26,785.00
10mmØx6m rsb (vertical & horizontal bars) 212 length 130.90 27,750.80

#16 tie wire 11 kgs 67.00 737.00
1/4" plywood 52 sheet 385.00 20,020.00
6"Ø GI flushing pipe 1 set 3,000.00 3,000.00
Total of D 143,991.88
E Powerhouse (4x5m)
Earth excavation 3 cu m 284.28 852.84
Compacted gravel base 3 cu m 330.00 990.00
4x8x16 CHB 820 pcs 9.50 7,790.00
Cement 88 bags 243.50 21,428.00
Sand 7 cu m 330.00 2,310.00
Gravel 5 cu m 330.00 1,650.00
8mmØx6m rsb 47 length 79.00 3,713.00
10mmØx6m rsb 60 length 130.90 7,854.00
#16 tie wire 9 kgs 67.00 603.00
1/4" plywood 10 sheet 385.00 3,850.00
Corr GI sheets (10' long) 22 sheet 439.00 9,658.00
Plain GI sheets 2 sheet 387.40 774.80
Umbrella nails 5 kgs 85.80 429.00
Good lumber (for woodworks) 530 bd ft 30.50 16,165.00
Total of E 110,239.74
F Tailrace
Compacted gravel base 5 cu m 330.00 1,650.00
4x8x16 CHB 1251 pcs 9.50 11,884.50
Cement 100 bags 243.50 24,350.00
Sand 9 cu m 330.00 2,970.00
Gravel 6 cu m 330.00 1,980.00
8mmØx6m rsb 67 length 79.00 5,293.00
10mmØx6m rsb 60 length 130.90 7,854.00
#16 tie wire 6 kgs 67.00 402.00
Total of F
93,440.30
G Anchor Blocks (3 units)
Cement 50 bags 243.50 12,175.00
Sand 3 cu m 330.00 990.00
Gravel 6 cu m 330.00 1,980.00
10mmØx6m rsb 49 length 130.90 6,414.10
#16 tie wire 4 kgs 67.00 268.00
Total of G
34,809.85

H Saddle Support (2 units)
Cement 35 bags 243.50 8,522.50
Sand 2 cu m 330.00 660.00
Gravel 4 cu m 330.00 1,320.00
10mmØx6m rsb 17 length 130.90 2,225.30
#16 tie wire 2 kgs 67.00 134.00
1/4" plywood 6 sheet 385.00 2,310.00
1/4"thick x 2" flat bar 2 pcs 365.40 730.80
3/4"thick x 2" stainless bolt 4 pcs 95.85 383.40
Total of H
27,581.60
I Stone Masonry / Riprap Headrace (123 meters)
Excavation 405 cu m 284.28 115,133.40
Sand 64 cu m 330.00 21,120.00
Cement 508 bags 243.50 123,698.00
Stone / boulders 127 cu m 330.00 41,910.00
Total of I 331,861.40
J Earth Canal (552 meters)
Excavation 2193 cu m 284.28 623,426.04
Total of J 623,426.04
K Forebay Tank
Excavation 250 cu m 284.28 71,070.00
Gravel base 8 cu m 330.00 2,640.00
Sand 24 cu m 330.00 7,920.00
Gravel 18 cu m 330.00 5,940.00
Cement 289 bags 243.50 70,371.50
6" CHB 1850 pcs 11.50 21,275.00
Sahara cement 146 kgs 32.30 4,715.80
12mmØx6m rsb 250 length 178.20 44,550.00
10mmØx6m rsb 115 length 130.90 15,053.50
#16 tie wire 16 kgs 67.00 1,072.00
for spillway canal (riprap)
Sand 26.3 cu m 330.00 8,679.00
Stone/boulder 53 cu m 330.00 17,490.00
Cement 212 bags 243.50 51,622.00
Thrashrack 1 set 20,000.00 20,000.00
6"Ø GI flushing pipe 1 set 3,000.00 3,000.00
2"Ø GI breather pipe 2 set 800.00 1,600.00
Total of K 376,998.80
Total for Civil Works 2,070,722.47
Note: Excavation works, Boulders, Sand & Gravel and Transportation of Materials are proposed to be a counterpart
from LGU Surallah. Fuel will be provided by the project.

ANNEX 8 – B: GENERATING EQUIPMENT
Generating Equipment Qty Unit Unit Rate Cost
1) Expansion joint and adapter pipes 3 set 45,000.00

15,000.00
2) Gear type butterfly valve 24"Ø 2 set 20,000.00
10,000.00
3) Propeller Turbine (AFPAT) 2 units 831,300.00
415,650.00
4) Synchronous generator, 4 wires, 3 phase 2 units 80,000.00
40,000.00
220/380volts, 1800 rpm, 30 KVA, 60 herts, China generator
5) 3 phase ELC and dummy load, control and switch 2 set 170,000.00
85,000.00
gear panel
6) Powerhouse cabling, wiring and earthing 1 lot 10,000.00
10,000.00
7) Handling, installation, testing and commissioning 1 ls 75,000.00
75,000.00
Total for Generating Equipment 1,231,300.00

ANNEX 8 – C: TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION LINES
Ite Particulars Qty Unit Unit Price Amount

m
no.
Primary Line Accessories
1 8 m locally treated wooden poles (8in.Ø top; 10in.Ø butt) 28 unit 800.00 22,400.00
2 14 mm² ACSR 5,500 m 24.15 132,825.00
3 pin type insulator 64 pc 212.75 13,616.00
4 pole top pin 22 pc 207.00 4,554.00
5 cross arm steel pin 42 pc 299.00 12,558.00
6 cross arm 3½"x4½"x8' 28 pc 300.00 8,400.00
7 suspension insulator 14 set 488.75 6,842.50
8 Dead end clamp 8 pc 603.75 4,830.00
9 5/8"x14" machine bolt w/ nut & washer 24 set 59.80 1,435.20
10 5/8"x12" machine bolt w/ nut & washer 44 set 55.20 2,428.80
11 5/8"x10" machine bolt w/ nut & washer 16 set 51.75 828.00
12 5/8"x9" eye bolt w/ nut & washer 8 set 89.70 717.60
13 1-spool rack 16 pc 212.75 3,404.00
14 1¾"Ø groove spool insulator 16 pc 41.40 662.40
15 Wood brace (¾"x2"x3') 44 pc 200.00 8,800.00
16 1/2"x4" Lag screw 21 pc 20.70 434.70
17 1/2"x6" Lag screw 84 pc 20.70 1,738.80
18 3/8"x5" Carriage bolt w/ nut & washer 48 pc 18.98 910.80
19 3.5 mm² Aluminum cond. (bare) 120 m 12.65 1,518.00
Secondary Line Accessories
20 6 m Locally treated wooden poles (6in.Ø top; 8in.Ø butt) 24 unit 600.00 14,400.00
21 14 mm² ACSR 1,500 m 24.15 36,225.00
22 14 mm² AAC (insulated) 2,000 m 30.48 60,950.00
23 2-spool rack 38 pc 212.75 8,084.50
24 1¾"Ø groove spool insulator 76 pc 41.40 3,146.40
25 5/8"x4" Lag screw 76 pc 20.70 1,573.20
26 1/2"x6" Lag screw 76 pc 20.70 1,573.20
27 2.0 mm² THW copper conductor (service drop) 70 roll 3,372.38 236,066.25
28 CCA chemical for pole treatment 1 drum 25,000.00 25,000.00
Transformer and accessories
29 15 kVA 240V/7.6kV 60Hz 1Ø Dist. Transformer 6 set 34,155.00 204,930.00
30 Open-type dist. Fuse Cut-out w/ 2A fuse link 6 set 4,830.00 28,980.00
31 9 kV Lightning arrester 6 set 3,220.00 19,320.00
32 Transformer pad 1 lot 3,000.00 3,000.00
Guy accessories
33 3/8" Guy wire 120 m 21.28 2,553.00
34 Pre-formed guy grip 10 pc 287.50 2,875.00
35 3 bolts clamp 10 pc 300.00 3,000.00
36 Anchor rod w/ nut 10 pc 488.75 4,887.50
37 Square washer (4"x4") 10 pc 126.50 1,265.00
38 Anchor log (8"Øx4') 10 pc 1,092.50 10,925.00
Grounding accessories
39 14 mm² ACSR 400 m 24.15 9,660.00
40 U nails 800 pc 5.75 4,600.00

41 Grounding rod (1/2"x10') 10 length 672.75 6,727.50
42 Grounding clamp (1/2") 26 pc 74.75 1,943.50
Total
Cost 895,588.85

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PROPOSED UPPER SEPAKA MICRO – HYDROPOWER PROJECT

YAMOG Renewable Energy Development Group, Inc.

GENTUD Foundation, Incorporated

The MUNICIPALITY of SURALLAH

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System Component Specification

Project name Upper Sepaka Micro-hydro project

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LT Distribution Line Line length and type of each sector

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1. Demand and Supply

Direct Construction Cost:

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Total direct+indirect+end-uses+livelihood costs 8,433,933

3. Capability to Pay / Willingness to Pay

4. Proposed Financing Structure

Domestic lighting at 13hrs connection/day P 14.34/kWh

6. Trainings and Management

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a) Organizational / Social Aspect

b) Management Capacity to handle Community Development Projects

c) Project Development and Construction of Scheme

Community / Upper Sepaka BAPA:

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GENTUD Foundation, Inc..

e) Watershed /Environmental Situation

III. GENERAL AREA DESCRIPTION

1. The Province of South Cotabato

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3. Barangay Upper Sepaka

4. Location and Accessibility

6. Topography and Vegetation

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Population size, projection and Distribution

Barangay Upper Sepaka is predominantly Muslim.

IV. STUDY METHODOLOGY

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A. Income and Sources

B. Land Ownership/Tenurial Status

C. Basic Social Services

C1. Education, Health and Sanitation

Potable Water System

Existing Projects and Area Project Plan

B. Traditional Energy use, Supply and Expenditure Pattern

B1. Traditional Energy Use

B2. Energy Supply and Expenditure Pattern

C. Energy Needs and Priority

(1) Household lighting

Total 402 16588 39340

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VII. TECHNICAL STUDY

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VIII. TECHNICAL DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION

Anchor Blocks and Expansion Joints

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Gross head – 4.54 m

Main Inlet Valve

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Transmission and Distribution Line

Power Cable Transformers

Switchgear & Protection

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IX. PROJECT COSTS, INCOME AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

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X. SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Linkages with the government-line agencies should be enhanced and strengthened.

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Tariff System /Willingness to Pay

Battery Charging = PhP 40.86

Bakery = PhP 34.52