Teesta Stage III Hydroelectric Project

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Teesta Stage III Hydroelectric Project is a major run-of-the-river hydropower plant on the Teesta River in Sikkim, India, designed to generate electricity for the regional grid.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power plant
run-of-the-river power plant
basin Teesta River basin NERFINISHED
category large hydro project in India
commissioned 2017
connectedTo Indian national power grid
constructionStart 2009
country India
damType concrete gravity dam
designType run-of-the-river scheme
downstreamProject Teesta Stage V Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED
energySource hydropower
renewable energy
environmentalImpact alteration of Teesta River flow regime
submergence of local land
financingType public–private partnership
fuelType water
gridConnection regional grid of India
headworksLocation Chungthang NERFINISHED
installedCapacity 1200 MW
locatedIn Sikkim NERFINISHED
locatedInDistrict Chungthang area NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Teesta River NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 6
operator Teesta Urja Limited NERFINISHED
owner Teesta Urja Limited NERFINISHED
partOfCascade Teesta River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED
plantType underground power house
primaryBenefit electricity supply to northeastern grid
projectStageNumber Stage III
purpose electricity generation
regionServed Northeastern India NERFINISHED
regulatoryJurisdiction Central Electricity Authority of India NERFINISHED
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED
riverSystem Brahmaputra River system NERFINISHED
secondaryBenefit grid stability in the region
sector power sector of India
socialImpact displacement concerns for local communities
state Sikkim NERFINISHED
stateGovernmentStakeholder Government of Sikkim NERFINISHED
stateRegulator Sikkim State Electricity Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED
status operational
technology large hydroelectric generation
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamProject Teesta Stage IV Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED

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