Loktak


 
Loktak Power Station (3 x 35 MW) is a multipurpose storage scheme to harness the hydro power potential of Loktak lake fed by Khuga and Imphal river. The Power Station was commissioned in year 1983.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. Churachandpur (Manipur)
Approach Nearest railhead - Dimapur (209 Km) Nearest Airport - Imphal (39 Km)
Capacity 105 MW (3 x 35 MW)
Beneficiary States/UTs Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Tripura
Design Energy 448 MU
Date of Commercial Operation (COD) 01/06/1983
Barrage 
Height 
Length		10.7 m
58.8 m
Power Channel (Open Channel) 
Length2.32 Km
Bed width18 m
Loktak Lake (Reservoir) 
FRL768.5 m
MDDL766.2 m
HRT 
Type Horse shoe shape
Diameter3.81 m dia
Length6.64 Km long
Penstock 
No. & Size of each Penstock3 Nos. & 2.286 m dia.
Average length1295 m
Power House 
TypeSurface power house
Capacity Comprising of 3 units of 35 MW each
Turbine 
Type Francis
Rated Head298 m
Design Discharge42 Cumecs (for all 3 units)
No. of Guide Vane20
Generator 
Rated continuous output39 MVA
Rated Voltage11 kV
No of Poles12
Rated Speed500 RPM
GSU Transformer 
Type1-Ø
Voltage Ratio11 / 132/√(3) kV
MVA13.33 MVA
Type of coolingONAF
Switchyard 
TypeAIS
Voltage level132 kV
No. of lines4 Nos.
(1)Loktak - Ningthoukhong (Imphal - 1).
(2)Loktak - Imphal (Imphal - 2).
(3)Loktak - Rengpang (Jiribam - 1).
(4)Loktak - Jiribam (Jiribam - 2)