Chamera - I


 
Chamera-I Power Station (3 x 180 MW) is a pondage scheme to harness the hydro power potential of river Ravi. The Power Station is commissioned in the year 1994. The layout plan, features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.
Image contains layout plan
Feature List
Feature Name Description
Location Distt. Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)
Approach Nearest railhead - Pathankot (100 Km) Nearest Airport - Jammu (200 Km)
Capacity 540 MW (3 x 180 MW)
Design Energy 1664.56 MU (90% dependable year)
Beneficiary States/UTs Uttarakhand, UP, Delhi, HP, Haryana, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chandigarh
Date of Commercial Operation (COD) Unit # 1 – 01/05/1994 Unit # 2 – 01/05/1994 Unit # 3 – 01/05/1994
Dam 
Type
Height
Length		Concrete arch gravity dam
140 m (Above deepest foundation)
295 m
HRT 
TypeHorse shoe
Diameter9.5 m
Length6.414 Km
TRT 
TypeHorse- shoe
Diameter9.5 m
Length2.447 Km
Power House 
TypeUnderground
Capacity540 MW (consisting 3 units of 180 MW each)
Turbine: 
TypeFrancis
Speed214.3 RPM
Discharge/unit117 m3/sec
No of Guide Vane24
Rated Head185 m
Generator 
Rated continuous output200 MVA
Rated Voltage13.8 kV
No of Poles28
Generator Step up Transformer: (GSU) 
TypeSingle Phase
Voltage Ratio13.8/400/√(3 ) kV
MVA Rating75 MVA
Type of coolingOFWF
Switchyard 
TypeGIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear)
GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear)400 kV
No of lines03 lines
L1- (Chamera- I – Jalandhar)
L2- (Chamera- I – Jalandhar)
L3- (Chamera- I - Chamera-II)