Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project
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The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its dam diverts water from the Kishanganga River to a power plant in the Jhelum River basin. It is located near Dharmahama Village, 5 km (3 mi) north of Bandipore in the Kashmir valley and has an installed capacity of 330 MW.
Kishanganga Dam | |
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Coordinates | 34°38′56″N 74°45′05″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2007 |
Opening date | 19 May 2018 |
Construction cost | Rs. 5783.17 crore ($864 million USD 2016)[1] |
Owner(s) | NHPC Limited |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete-face rock-fill |
Impounds | Kishanganga River |
Height | 37 m (121 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 18,350,000 m3 (648,000,000 cu ft) |
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant | |
Coordinates | 34°28′21″N 74°38′06″E |
Operator(s) | NHPC |
Commission date | 19 May 2018 |
Hydraulic head | 646 m (2,119 ft) |
Turbines | 3 x 110 MW Pelton-type |
Installed capacity | 330 MW |
Annual generation | 1,713 million kWh[2] |
Construction on the project began in 2007 and was expected to be complete in 2016. It was halted in 2011 due to a dispute with Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty, which went to a court of arbitration. Pakistan protested the effect of the project on the flow of the Kishanganga River to downstream areas in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. In December 2013, the Court ruled that India could divert water for power generation while ensuring a minimum flow of 9 cumecs (m3/s) downstream to Pakistan.[3][4]
All three units of 110 MW each were commissioned and synchronized with the electricity grid by 30 March 2018.[5] On 19 May 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the project.[6]