Dhauliganga


 
Dhauliganga Power Station (4x70 MW) is a run of the river scheme with small pondage to harness the hydro power potential of Dhauliganga river. The Power Station was commissioned in the year 2005. The layout plan, features and photo gallery of the Power Station are detailed below.

 
Image contains layout plan
Feature List
Feature Name Description
Approach Nearest railhead - Kathgodam (330 km); Nearest Airport - Delhi
Location Distt. Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)
Capacity 280 MW (4 X 70MW)
Design Energy 1134.69 MU (90% dependable year with 95% machine availability)
Beneficiary States/UTs Uttarakhand, UP, Delhi, HP, Haryana, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chandigarh
Date of Commercial Operation (COD) Unit # I :01/11/2005 , Unit # II :01/11/2005 , Unit # III :01/10/2005 , Unit # IV: 01/11/2005 ,
Dam 
Height
Type
Length
FRL
MDDL		56 m
Concrete faced Rock fill
270 m
1345 m
1330 m
HRT 
TypeHorse shoe shape
Diameter6.5 m dia
Length5.4 Km
Surge Shaft 
TypeRestricted Orifice type
Diameter14 m
Depth95.6 m
Penstock Length95.16 m
Tail race Tunnel 
TypeHorse shoe shape
Length445 m
Diameter6.0 m
Min TWL1034 m
Power House 
TypeUnderground
CapacityComprising of four units each of 70 MW
Turbine: 
TypeFrancis
Rated Head297m
Design Discharge107 m3/sec (for all 04 Units)
No. of Guide Vane20
Generator 
Rated continuous output78 MVA
Rated Voltage11 kV
No of Poles14
Rated Speed428.6 RPM
GSU Transformer 
Type1-Ø
Rated MVA29 MVA
Type of coolingOFWF
Switchyard: 
TypeGIS
Voltage Level220kV
No. of Lines:2
 Dhauliganga-Jauljivi (CKT#1)
 Dhauliganga-Jauljivi (CKT#2)