Kishanganga HEP

Kishanganga Power station (3x110MW) is located on Kishanganga River, a tributary of river Jhelum in Bandipora District of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The Power Station was commissioned in year 2018. The layout plan, features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.
| Feature Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Location | Village Kralpora in Bandipore District of Union Territory of J&K |
| Approach | Nearest Rail head –Jammu (370 Km), Nearest Airport Srinagar (70 Km) |
| Capacity | 330 MW (3x110MW) |
| Design Energy | 1712.96 MU (90% dependable year & 95% machine availability) |
| Beneficiary States/UTs | Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh & Union Territory of J&K |
| Date of Commercial Operation (COD) | Unit # 1: 18/05/2018 Unit # 2 : 24/05/2018 Unit # 3 : 24/05/2018 |
| Dam | |
| Type | Concrete face Rock fill dam |
| Height | 37 m high |
| Length | 146 m long |
| FRL MDDL | 2390 m 2384.5 m |
| HRT | |
| Type | horse shoe/circular shaped |
| Dia. | 6.24 m(DBM)/5.20 m(TBM) |
| Length | 23.20 km |
| Surge Shaft: | |
| Type | Restricted orifice type |
| Length | 109.7 m |
| Dia. | 17.75 m |
| Pressure Shaft: | |
| Type | Circular inclined Steel Lined |
| Length and Dia. | 1055 m 4.0 m dia trifurcating into three 2.3 m dia Horizontal Branches at Bottom |
| TRC/Tail Race Channel | |
| Type Dia & Length Max TWL | Horse shoe 5.0 m dia 869 m long and 36 m long 8 m wide open channel 1718.90 m |
| Power House | |
| Type | Underground |
| Capacity | (3 Generating units of 110 MW each) |
| Turbine | |
| Type | Pelton |
| Rated Head | 646 m |
| Design Discharge | 58.40 cumecs (For all 3 units) |
| Number of buckets: | 21 |
| Generator | |
| Rated continuous output | 122.22 MVA @ 0.9 PF Lag |
| Rated Voltage | 13.8 kV |
| No of Poles | 16 |
| Rated Speed | 375 rpm |
| Direction of Rotation (From Top): | Clockwise |
| GSU Transformer: | |
| Type | Single phase, step up transformer |
| Voltage Ratio | 13.8/220/√3 kV |
| MVA Rating | 45 MVA |
| Type of cooling | OFWF |
| Switchyard/Pot head yard | |
| Type | AIS |
| Voltage level | 220 kV |
| No. of lines | 04 Nos. |
| 220 kV- Delina, | |
| 220 kV-Delina-II, 220 kV-Wagoora-I, 220 kV- Wagoora-II |