URI - I
Uri power station is run-of-the-river scheme with an installed capacity of 480 MW (4 X 120 MW) to harnesses the Hydropower potential of river Jhelum. The Power Station was commissioned in the year 1997.The layout plan features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.
| Feature Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Approach | Nearest rail head: Udhampur/Jammu; Nearest Airport: Srinagar |
| Capacity | 480 MW (4 X 120 MW) |
| Design Energy | 2587.38 MU (90 % dependable year with 95% machine availability) |
| Beneficiary States/UTs | Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand & Uttar Pradesh. |
| Date of Commercial Operation (COD) | 01/06/1997(All 4 units) |
| Barrage: | |
| Length | 95.0 m |
| Height | 20.0 m |
| FRL | 1491 m |
| MDDL | 1491 m |
| HRT: | |
| Type | Horse shoe shape |
| Dia | Dia 8.4 m |
| Length | 10.63 Km |
| Pressure shaft: | |
| Type | Circular Steel lined back filled |
| Dia | 5.0 m |
| TRT/Tail pool details | |
| Type | Horse shoe shape |
| Dia | 8.4 m |
| length | 2.0 Km |
| Max TWL | 1235 m |
| Power House: | |
| Type | Underground |
| Capacity | Comprising of 4 generating units of 120 MW each. |
| Turbine | |
| Type | Francis |
| Rated head | 222.5 m |
| Design discharge | 237 cumecs (for all 04 units) |
| Number of guide vanes | 20 |
| Generator | |
| Rated Continuous output: | 136 MVA |
| Rated Voltage | 13.8 kV |
| No of Poles | 18 |
| Rated speed | 333.33 RPM |
| Generator Step up Transformer (GSU) | |
| Type | Single phase |
| Voltage Ratio | 13.8/400/√3 kV |
| Rated MVA | 50 MVA |
| Type of cooling | OFWF |
| Pot head yard | |
| Type | GIS |
| Voltage level | 400 kV |
| No. of lines | 03 Nos. 400 kV: – Uri- Amargarh Double Circuit and Uri - Uri II |