Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant

Karcham Wangtoo Dam
Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant is located in India
Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
Location of Karcham Wangtoo Dam in India
Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant is located in Himachal Pradesh
Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant (Himachal Pradesh)
Official nameKarcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
Coordinates31°32′35.53″N 78°00′54.80″E / 31.5432028°N 78.0152222°E / 31.5432028; 78.0152222
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2005
Opening date2011
Construction costRs. 7,150 crore ($687 million USD 2011)
Owner(s)JSW Group
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsSutlej River
Height98 m (322 ft)
Length177.8 m (583 ft)
Elevation at crest1,813 m (5,948 ft)
Reservoir
Surface area588 m2 (0 acres)
Normal elevation1,810 m (5,938 ft)
Power Station
Commission date2011
Hydraulic head298 m (978 ft) (gross)
Turbines4 x 250 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity1,000 MW
Annual generation4,560 GWh est.[1]

The Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant is a 1,091 megawatts (1,463,000 hp)[2] run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Sutlej River in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India.[3]

  1. ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in India - Himachal Pradesh". IndustCards. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ^ Jai, Shreya. "CEA restricts capacity of JP hydro plant sold to JSW". Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UNCDM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).