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A hydroelectric power station with firm capacity of 100 MW must be constructed on a site where head of water is expected to be 150 meters. Compute the required water flow rate in cumecs which ensures that the plant gives the rated output if the efficiency of this plant is expected to be 85%. Compute the volume of pondage required to ensure adequate water discharge for production of the rated power from the given monthly discharge of this site in table 1 (assume the average length of a month to be 30.42 days). Table 1: Monthly Discharge Data for Question 2 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Discharge 55 45 75 85 00 110 120 90 80 (m/sec) A hydroelectric power station with firm capacity of 100 MW must be constructed on a site where head of water is expected to be 150 meters. Compute the required water flow rate in cumecs which ensures that the plant gives the rated output if the efficiency of this plant is expected to be 85%. Compute the volume of pondage required to ensure adequate water discharge for production of the rated power from the given monthly discharge of this site in table 1 (assume the average length of a month to be 30.42 days). Table 1: Monthly Discharge Data for Question 2 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Discharge 55 45 75 85 00 110 120 90 80 (m/sec)