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Dehar
Location: Rajasthan
Operator: Bhakra Beas Management Board
Configuration: 6 X 165 MW Francis
Operation: 1977-1983
T/G supplier: BHEL, GEC-Alstom
EPC: Beas Construction Board
Quick facts: Dehar is on the right bank of
River Sutlej upstream of Slapper bridge. The water coming out of
Sundernagar Sutlej Tunnel enters into a surge shaft. At the exit end, the
tunnel is trifurcated into 8ft steel outlet pipes.
Photograph courtesy of
Ministry of Water Resources
Posted 11 Mar 2006 |
Hirakud (Burla)
Location: Rajasthan
Operator: Orissa Hydro Power Corp Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 49.5 MW Kaplan, 2 X 32 MW Francis, 3 X 37.5 MW Kaplan
Operation: 1956-1990
T/G supplier: English Electric, Voith, Siemens, Hitachi
Quick facts: The Hirakud Dam is on the River
Mahanadi 15km upstream of Sambalpur town and was the first
post-independence major multi purpose river valley project in the country.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone in 1948. The Burla
powerhouse is on the right bank at the dam and there is a second smaller
powerhouse at Chiplima 22km downstream. Units 3&4 were rebuilt and uprated
to 32 MW by Voith Siemens.
Photograph courtesy of
Ministry of Water Resources
Posted 11 Mar 2006 |
Indira Sagar
Location: Madhya Pradesh
Operator: NHDC Ltd
Configuration: 8 X 125 MW Francis
Operation: 2004-2006
T/G supplier: BHEL
EPC: Central Electricity Authority, Central Water Commission, UB Engineering, Continental Construction
Quick facts: Indira Sagar is a multipurpose project on the Narmada River 10km
from Punasa Village, Khandwa District.
The foundation stone was laid by Indira Gandhi on 23 Oct 1984. The concrete
gravity dam has a crest length of 653m and a maximum height of 92m. The surface powerhouse is
on the right bank and has a 202m machine hall fed by eight, 8m penstocks. NHDC is a joint venture of NHPC
and the MP government set up
on 1 Aug 2000.
Photograph courtesy of
Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corp Ltd
Posted 28 Feb 2009 |
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Jawahar Sagar
Location: Rajasthan
Operator: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd
Configuration: 3 X 33 MW Francis
Operation: 1973-1974
T/G supplier: AC, CGE
EPC: Beas Construction Board
Quick facts: Part of the Chambal River hydroelectric scheme owned in
equal shares by Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Jawahar
Sagar dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley projects,
located 29km upstream of Kota and 26km downstream of Rana Pratap Sagar
dam. The concrete gravity dam is 45m high and 393m long
Photograph courtesy of
Ministry of Water Resources
Posted 11 Mar 2006 |
Maheshwar
Location: Madhya Pradesh
Operator: Shree Maheshwar Hydro Power Corp Ltd
Configuration: 10 X 40 MW Kaplan
Operation: 2010
T/G supplier: BHEL
EPC: BHEL, SEW Construction, Prasad & Co
Quick facts:In 1993, the government awarded the concession for
the 400-MW Maheshwar project to the Indian textile company S Kumars. The site in Nimad District 2km upstream
from the town of Mandleshwar had been in development since 1978. After years of delay and
numerous changes in ownership, the project is now controlled by Shree
Maheshwar Hydro Power Corp Ltd, 68.7% owned by Entegra Ltd.
Entegra in turn is controlled by MW Corp Pvt Ltd, a company
that was formed as part of the reorganization of S Kumnars Group in
December 2006. Work restarted in November 2005 and the
plant is scheduled for start-up by year-end 2010 at a final cost of Rs 27.6bn.
Photograph courtesy of Entegra Ltd
Posted 17 Feb 2010 |
Mahi Bajaj
Location: Rajasthan
Operator: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 25 MW, 2 X 45 MW Francis
Operation: 1986-1989
T/G supplier: BHEL
Quick facts: Development of the multistate Mahi
Bajaj Sagar Project started with laying of the foundation stone in 1960.
The project is named after national leader Shri Jamnala Bajaj. Major
construction activities started in 1972 and the project was dedicated by
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Jan 1983. Releases from Mahi Reservoir are
to Power House I (2 x 25 MW), 8km from Banswara town, for sale into
Rajasthan. The share of Gujarat state is routed to Power House II (2x45
MW) 40km from Banswara town on the bank of the Anas River, a major
tributary of the Mahi.
Photograph courtesy of
Ministry of Water Resources
Posted 9 Apr 2006 |
