Location |
Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India |
Installed capacity |
86 MW |
Type |
Run-of-river |
Average annual output |
350 GWh |
Gross head |
480 m |
Design flow |
26 m3/sec |
Equipment |
Two 43 MW vertical 6-jet Pelton units 850 m steel penstock Surface powerhouse |
Commercial operation |
July 2001
|
Capital cost |
70 M US$ |
Power purchase |
Merchant power plant |
Agreement |
Current PPA with PTC, India
|
Ownership |
Bhilwara Group 51% |
Other equity owners |
Statkraft , Norway 49% |
Partner |
Statkraft , Norway |
Financing |
Local Indian Banks |
Greenhouse gas saving |
Est. 200 000 tonnes pa
|
Size of the reservoir |
235,000 cubic meters
|
Design discharge |
21 cubic meters/sec
|
Diameter of the penstock |
2.2 meters |
Number of head race tunnel |
One - 3,300 m long
|
Size of the powerhouse |
55 mx18.7 mx28.9 m |
Type of turbines |
Pelton, vertical axis |
Generating units |
2 of 43 MW |