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Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
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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]
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Karcham Wangtoo Dam | |
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Official name | Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant |
Coordinates | 31°32′35.53″N 78°00′54.80″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2005 |
Opening date | 2011 |
Construction cost | Rs. 7,150 crore ($687 million USD 2011) |
Owner(s) | JSW Group |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | Sutlej River |
Height | 98 m (322 ft) |
Length | 177.8 m (583 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 1,813 m (5,948 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Surface area | 588 m2 (0 acres) |
Normal elevation | 1,810 m (5,938 ft) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 2011 |
Hydraulic head | 298 m (978 ft) (gross) |
Turbines | 4 x 250 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 1,000 MW |
Annual generation | 4,560 GWh est.[1] |
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