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| Tapovan Vishnugadh Dam | |
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  Location of Tapovan Vishnugadh Dam in India | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Chamoli District, Uttarakhand |
| Coordinates | 30°29′38.9″N 079°37′39.1″E / 30.494139°N 79.627528°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | November 2006 |
| Owner(s) | NTPC Limited |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete |
| Impounds | Dhauliganga River |
| Tapovan Vishnugad Power Plant | |
| Coordinates | 30°32′08.2″N 079°31′09.9″E / 30.535611°N 79.519417°E |
| Commission date | 2020 |
| Turbines | 4 x 130 MW Pelton-type |
| Installed capacity | 520 MW |
The Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant is a 520 MW run-of-river hydroelectric project being constructed on Dhauliganga River in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, India. The plant is expected to generate over 2.5 TWh of electricity annually.[1]
Tapovan Vishnugad is NTPC's second hydro power project since its foray into the sector. The 520 MW run-of-the-river project is situated on river Dhauliganga in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Its journey started with NTPC entering into an understanding with the Govt. of Uttarakhand for feasibility study for the project on 31.12.2002 and then signing the Implementation Agreement on 23.06.2004. Currently,[when?] it is in advanced stage of construction with around 70% of the implementation completed. The project has set its target for commissioning in first half on FY 2020-21.
The Foundation Stone of TVHPP was laid by Shri P M Saeed, the then Union Minister for Power, on 14 February 2005 in the august presence of Shri ND Tiwari, CM of Uttarakhand.
The power plant is located downstream on the Alaknanda River and will contain four 130 MW Pelton turbine-generators. The barrage is being constructed across the Dhauliganga River and has a catchment area of 3,100 km2.
BHEL was awarded the contract to supply four 130MW Pelton type turbines for the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric power project. The contractual scope also included the testing, commissioning and operation of the generators, switchgear and excitation system.[when?] The project construction was awarded to a joint venture of Larsen & Toubro and Austria-based Alpine Mayreder Bau GmbH, but the contract was terminated in 2014 as geological constraints delayed tunnel construction. The tunnel project was then awarded to Hindustan Construction Company in 2016 [2]
- ^ "Hydro Based Power Projects | NTPC". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Chamoli avalanche ravages NTPC's under-construction 510 MW hydro plant". financialexpress. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.