DULHASTI
Dulhasti Power Station is run-of-the-river with pondage scheme with an installed capacity of 390 MW (3 X 130MW) to harness the hydropower potential of river Chenab. The Power Station was commissioned in year 2007.The layout plan, features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.
| Feature Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Approach | Nearest rail head: Udhampur Nearest Airport: Jammu/Srinagar |
| Location | Kishtwar, Union Territory of J&K |
| Capacity | 390 MW (3 X 130MW) |
| Design Energy | 1907 MU (90 % dependable year with 95% machine availability) |
| Beneficiary States/UTs | J&K, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. |
| Date of Commercial Operation (COD) | U#1:07/04/2007 U#2:07/04/2007 U#3:07/04/2007 |
| Dam | |
| Type Height above deepest foundation Length at the dam top FRL MDDL | Concrete gravity dam 65 m 186 m Long 1266.5 m 1238.9 m |
| HRT | |
| Type | Horse shoe shape |
| Diameter | 7.46 m |
| Length | 10.586 Km |
| Penstock | |
| Type | Circular Steel lined |
| Diameter | 3.46 m |
| Length | 93 m,Circular Steel lined |
| Tail Race Tunnel | |
| Type | Horse shoe shape |
| Diameter | 7.46 m |
| Length | 280 m |
| Max TWL | 1032.593 m |
| Power House | |
| Type | underground |
| Capacity | (3 generating units of 130 MW each) |
| Turbine | |
| Type | Francis |
| Rated head | 207.5 m |
| Design discharge | 213 cumecs (for all 03 units) |
| Number of guide vanes | 24 |
| Generator | |
| Rated Continuous output: | 145 MVA |
| Rated Voltage | 11 kV |
| No of Poles | 20 |
| Rated speed | 300 RPM |
| Direction of Rotation (From Top) | Anti clockwise |
| Generator Step up Transformer (GSU) | |
| Type | Single phase, step up transformer |
| Voltage Ratio | 11/400/√3 kV |
| MVA | 48.33 MVA |
| Type of cooling | OFWF |
| Switchyard/Pot head yard | |
| Type | GIS |
| Voltage level | 400 kV |
| No. of lines | 2 Nos Through 400 kV Dulhasti – Kishenpur Double Circuit Transmission line |