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Galogi
Location: Uttarakhand
Operator: Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 1 MW, 2 X 500 kW Pelton
Operation: 1907-1914
T/G supplier: Boving
Quick facts: This plant on the Bhatta River in Dehradun District is
considered India’s second oldest hydroelectric plant. In 1998, SCP and
Alternate Hydro Energy Centre (AHEC) University of Roorkee completed
mechanical, civil and electrical repairs for the power station. Funding
for the project was from CIDA. Further rehabilitation efforts are in
train.
Photograph courtesy of Gestion Conseil SCP
Posted 26 Aug 2007 |
Dhauliganga
Location: Uttarakhand
Operator: National Hydroelectric Power Corp Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 70 MW Kaplan
Operation: 2005
T/G supplier: Alstom
EPC: Electrowatt, Kajima, Daewoo, Samsung, Hindustan Construction
Quick facts: This project is a run-of-the-river
scheme on the Dhauliganga River, a tributary of the Kali on the Indo-Nepal
border. It was authorized in Apr 1991 at a cost of Rs 602 crore and
construction started in Feb 2000. Civil works include a 56m concrete face
rock-fill dam, a 5.29km headrace tunnel, and an underground powerhouse,
all built in very difficult terrain in the Indian Himalayas. The project
is designed to generate 1,134 GWh/yr with grid connection via a 300km,
double-circuit 220kV transmission line to Bareilly set up by Power Grid
Corporation Ltd.
Photograph courtesy of
National Hydroelectric Power Corp
Posted 19 Apr 2006 |
Sobla
Location: Uttarakhand
Operator: Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 3 MW Francis
Operation: 1999
T/G supplier: Kvaerner
Quick facts: This plant is on the Dhauliganga River in Pithoragarh
District. It is scheduled for overhaul and modernization by 2009.
Photograph courtesy of Gestion Conseil SCP
Posted 26 Aug 2007 |
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Tehri Dam
Location: Uttarakhand
Operator: Tehri Hydroelectric Development Corp Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 250 MW Francis
Operation: 2006-2007
T/G supplier: Kharkov, UETM
EPC: Hydropower Institute, National Projects Construction Corp Ltd
Quick facts: The two-stage, Tehri dam and
hydroelectric project is on the Bhagirathi River. The 260.5m rockfill dam is
the largest in Asia and one of the tallest in the world. The scheme was
first contemplated in 1949, but development took over 50yrs and was the target
of extended protests by local citizen groups. Final approvals for
construction were in 1990. In 1996, the protests forced
the Indian Prime Minister to appoint an expert committee to review the
project, but the results were inconclusive and final appeals were
dismissed in the fall of 2003. The second phase consists of a
pumped-storage power plant with four more 250-MW sets.
Photograph courtesy of
eUttaranchal
Posted 29 Jul 2006 |
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