Parbati - III


 
Parbati-III (4 X 130MW) 520 MW Power Station is a pondage type scheme, providing peaking support to the grid to make use of the hydropower potential of river Parbati, Manihar Nallah, Panch Nallah, Huria Nallah & Jiwa Nallah via Parbati-II HE Project (which is under construction) and Sainj River. The Power Station was commissioned in the year 2014. The layout plan, features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.
Image contains layout plan
Feature List
Feature Name Description
Approach 1) Nearest Rail Head :- Kiratpur which is 190 Km away 2) Nearest Airport: - Bhuntar which is 36 Km away 3) 508 Km away from Delhi 4) 258 Km away from Chandigarh 5) 208 km away from Shimla
Location Behali village in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh
Capacity 520 MW (4 x 130 MW)
Design Energy 1963.29 MU
Beneficiary States/UTs Uttrakhand, U.P., Delhi, H.P., Haryana, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan & Chandigarh
Date of Commercial Operation (COD) U#-I 24 March 2014; U#-II 24 March 2014; U#-III 30 March 2014; U#-IV 06 June 2014
Dam 
TypeRock fill
Height43 m
FRL
MDDL		EL 1330.00 m
EL 1314.00 m
HRT 
ShapeHorse Shoe
Length7875 m
Diameter7.25 m
Penstock 
Diameter3 m
TRT 
Shape
Length
Diameter		Horse Shoe
2713 m
8.1 m
Power House 
TypeUnderground power house
CapacityComprising of 4 units of 130 MW each
Turbine 
TypeFrancis
Rated Head326 m
Design Discharge44.3 m3/s
No. of GV20
Generator 
Rated continuous output145 MVA
Rated Voltage1 3.8 kV
No of Poles18
Rated Speed333.33 rpm
Generator Step up Transformer: (GSU) 
Type1-Ф
Voltage Ratio13.8 / 400 /√(3 ) kV
MVA Rating53 MVA
Type of coolingOFWF
Switchyard /Potyard 
Switchyard /PotyardGIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear)
Voltage level420 kV
No. of lines02 Nos.
 400 kV Line -I : Parbati-III to 400 kV Pooling Station Banala
 400 kV Line-II: Parbati-III-Sainj HE Project-
Parbat-II HE Project
- 400 kV Pooling Station Banala ( Orginal Scheme).