SALAL

Salal power station is run-of-the-river scheme with an installed capacity of 690 MW (Stage-I of 3 x115 MW & Stage-II 3 X 115 MW) to harnesses the Hydropower potential of river Chenab. The Power Station was commissioned in the year 1987, 1993, 1994 &1995. The layout plan features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.
Feature Name | Description |
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Location | Distt. Reasi, Union Territory of J&K |
Approach | Nearest rail head: Jammu; Nearest Airport: Jammu |
Capacity | 690 MW (6X 115 MW) |
Beneficiary States/UTs | Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
Design Energy | 3082 MU (90 % dependable year with 95% machine availability) |
Date of Commercial Operation (COD) | Unit#1-20/11/1987 Unit#2-20/11/1987 Unit#3-20/11/1987 Unit#4-01/07/1993 Unit#5-23/05/1994 Unit#6-01/04/1995 |
Dam | |
Type | Rockfill dam: 118 m high, 630 m long Concrete dam: 113 m high, 486.75 m long |
FRL | 487.70 m |
MDDL | 487.70 m |
Penstock | |
Diameter | 5.23 m |
Length | 265 m |
TRT/Tail pool length | |
Type | Horse shoe shape |
Dia | 11 m |
Length | Stage-I: 2.463 Km , Stage-II: 2.527 Km |
Max TWL | 397 m |
Power House | |
Type | Surface |
Capacity | Comprising of 6 generating units of 115 MW each |
Turbine | |
Type | Francis |
Rated head | 94.5 m |
Design discharge | 824 cumecs (for all 06 units) |
Number of guide vanes | 24 |
Generator | |
Rated Continuous output | 127.8 MVA |
Rated Voltage | 11 kV |
No of Poles | 32 |
Rated speed | 187.5 RPM |
Direction of Rotation (From Top) | Clockwise |
Generator Step up Transformer (GSU) | |
Type | Single phase, step up transformer |
Voltage Ratio | 11/220/√3 kV |
MVA Rating | 43.33 MVA |
Type of cooling | OFWF |
Switchyard/Pot head yard | |
Type | AIS |
Voltage level | 220 kV |
No of lines | 6 Nos. Salal - Jammu (I &II Salal - Kishenpur (I, II, III & IV) |