Nathpa Jhakri Dam

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Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and power project in Himachal Pradesh, India, known as one of the country’s largest underground hydroelectric installations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
run-of-the-river power station
abbreviation NJD
alsoKnownAs Nathpa Jhakri Dam
surface form: Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Station
associatedCompany SJVN Limited
beneficiaryStates Delhi
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
catchmentArea Sutlej River
surface form: upper Sutlej basin
commissioningEndDate 2004
commissioningStartDate 2003
constructionChallenges landslides and high sediment load in Sutlej River
constructionStartDate 1993
country India
damType concrete gravity dam
designedForSedimentControl true
designedHead ~428 m
electricityUse regional power supply for northern India
fundingAgency World Bank
gridConnectionRegion Indian national grid
surface form: Northern Regional Grid of India
gridVoltageLevel 400 kV
hasDesiltingChambers yes
hasHeadraceTunnel yes
hasSwitchyard yes
hasUndergroundPowerhouse true
headraceTunnelLength approximately 27 km
impactArea Sutlej River
surface form: Sutlej river basin
installedCapacity 1500 MW
isUndergroundInstallation true
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh
Kinnaur district
locatedOnRiver Sutlej River
nearbyTown Jhakri
Nathpa
notableFor being one of India’s largest underground hydroelectric power stations
numberOfTurbines 6
operator Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited
partOf Nathpa Jhakri Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Project
primaryPurpose power generation
projectApprovalYear 1988
region northern India
surface form: north India
spillwayType gated spillway
stateOwner Government of India
status operational
turbineCapacity 250 MW
turbineType Francis turbine

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Sutlej River hasDam Nathpa Jhakri Dam
Nathpa Jhakri Dam partOf Nathpa Jhakri Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Project
Nathpa Jhakri Dam alsoKnownAs Nathpa Jhakri Dam
this entity surface form: Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Station