Tapovan Vishnugad is a 520MW hydro power project. It is planned on Dhauliganga river/basin in Uttarakhand, India. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the under construction stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2006 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2025. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by NTPC.
Tapovan Vishnugad is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 0.57 million cubic meter. The net head of the project will be 483m. 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, is expected to be 4 in number. The penstock length will be 167m. The penstock diameter will be 2.6m. The project is expected to generate 2,558.36 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2006. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2025.
Contractors involved
Bharat Heavy Electricals will be the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company is expected to provide 4 units of pelton turbines, each with 130MW nameplate capacity.
Bharat Heavy Electricals is expected to supply 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is likely to be 144.44 MVA.
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About NTPC
NTPC Ltd (NTPC) is an energy conglomerate. The company's primary activities encompass the entire value chain of power generation, including the production of electricity from fossil fuels, hydro, nuclear, and renewable energy sources. The company produces electricity and sells it to state power utilities on wholesale basis. NTPC also offers consultancy services, power trading, e-mobility solutions, project management and supervision, training for power professionals, rural electrification, ash utilization, and coal mining. The company operates through a network of owned and joint venture stations, which include coal-based, gas-based, hydro, and renewable energy facilities. NTPC is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
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