Baglihar Hydropower Project

India
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A dam 143 m high and 363 m long, which has total capacity of 900 MW

Client Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC), Srinagar/Jammu, India
Location Baglihar Project Rd, Ramgarh
Period 1998 – presently ongoing
Capacity 900 MW

Bahlihar Hydropower Project is located on the Chenab River in the northern Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. It consists of a gravity concrete dam 143 m high and 363 m long, which has total volume of 1.9 million m³, creating a reservoir with a capacity of 475 million m³. The underground powerhouse is 221 m long, 24 m wide and 51 m high. Six Francis turbines, each with a capacity of 150 MW, produce a total capacity of 900 MW, utilising a gross head of 130 m.

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