CHAMERA - II
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Chamera-II Power Station (3 x 100 MW) is a run of the river scheme with small pondage to harness the hydro power potential of river Ravi. The Power Station was commissioned in year the 2003-04. The layout plan, features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.
| Feature Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Approach | Nearest railhead - Pathankot (120 Km) Nearest Airport - Jammu (220 Km.) |
| Location | Distt. Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) |
| Capacity | 300 MW (3 x 100 MW) |
| Design Energy | 1499.89 MU (90% dependable year with 95% machine availability) |
| Beneficiary States/UTs | UP, Delhi, HP, Haryana, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan Chandigarh ,Gujrat ,MP and Uttarakhand |
| Date of Commercial Operation (COD) | Unit # 1 – 02/11/2003; Unit # 2 – 01/01/2004; Unit # 3 – 31/03/2004 |
| Dam | |
| Type Height Length | Concrete gravity dam 43 m (Above deepest foundation) 118.5 m |
| HRT | |
| Type | Horse Shoe |
| Diameter | 7.0 m |
| Length | 7.83 Km |
| TRT | |
| Type | Horse- shoe |
| Diameter | 7.0 m |
| Length | 3.464 Km |
| Power House | |
| Type | Underground |
| Capacity | 300 MW (consisting 3 units of 100 MW each) |
| Turbine: | |
| Type | Francis |
| Speed | 300 RPM |
| Discharge/unit | 45.3 m3/sec |
| No of Guide Vane | 20 |
| Rated Head | 243 m |
| Generator | |
| Rated continuous output | 111.1 MVA |
| Rated Voltage | 11 kV |
| No of Poles | 20 |
| Generator Step up Transformer: (GSU) | |
| Type | Single Phase |
| Voltage Ratio | 11/400/√(3) kV |
| MVA Rating | 41 MVA |
| Type of cooling | OFWF |
| Switchyard | |
| Type | GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) |
| GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear) | 400 kV |
| No of lines | 03 lines 1. Chamera- II –Chamera-I 2. Chamera- II –Kishanpur 3. Chamera- II – Chamba Pooling Station |