Salal is a 720MW hydro power project. It is located on Chenab river/basin in Jammu and Kashmir, 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 1970 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1987. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by NHPC. The company has a stake of 100%.
Salal is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 285 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 94.5m. 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 6 in number. The penstock length is 265m. The penstock diameter is 5.23m. The project generated 3,082 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1970 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1987.
Power purchase agreement
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Tata Power Delhi Distribution and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam are the power offtakers from the project.
Contractors involved
Bharat Heavy Electricals was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 6 units of francis turbines, each with 115MW nameplate capacity.
Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied 6 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 127.8 MVA.
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About NHPC
NHPC Ltd (NHPC), a Government of India Enterprise, is an energy utility that plans, promotes and organizes the development of hydro power plants. The company also generates electricity using hydro, wind and solar sources. NHPC’s offerings cover the development of conventional and non-conventional sources in India and abroad. Through long-term power purchase agreements, it sells electricity to electricity utilities owned by state governments/private distribution companies on wholesale basis. The company also carries out business operations which includes planning of wind and tidal wave projects in the country; and has interests in various projects in under construction and under development phases. NHPC is headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana, India.
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