Upper Indravati is a 600MW hydro power project. It is located on Indravati river/basin in Odisha, India. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1978 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Odisha Hydro Power with a stake of 100%.
Upper Indravati is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 2,308 million cubic meter. The gross head and net head of the project are 379m and 362m respectively. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 4 in number. The penstock length is 790m. The penstock diameter is 3.5m. The project generated 1,990 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1978 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999.
Contractors involved
Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 150MW nameplate capacity.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 168 MVA.
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