Teesta V Dam

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Teesta V Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Teesta River in Sikkim, India, built to generate power as part of a large run-of-the-river energy project.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
run-of-the-river power station
affectsRiverStretch Teesta River in Sikkim NERFINISHED
associatedWith Teesta Stage III Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED
Teesta Stage IV Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED
commissioned 2008
connectedTo regional transmission network of Sikkim
constructionBegan 2000
country India
designType concrete gravity dam
gridConnection Eastern Regional Grid of India NERFINISHED
hasCatchmentArea Teesta upper catchment in Sikkim
hasEnvironmentalConcerns downstream flow alteration
landslide risk
seismic risk
hasInfrastructureType large dam
hasPowerhouseLocation underground
hasSocioEconomicImpact electricity supply to northeastern India
employment generation during construction
hasSpillway yes
installedCapacity 510 MW
isMajorProjectOf NHPC Limited NERFINISHED
locatedIn Singtam subdivision NERFINISHED
locatedInCountrySubdivision Northeast India NERFINISHED
locatedInDistrict East Sikkim district NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED
locatedInState Sikkim NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Teesta River NERFINISHED
nearestTown Singtam NERFINISHED
numberOfGeneratingUnits 3
numberOfTurbines 3
operator NHPC Limited NERFINISHED
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation NERFINISHED
ownedBy Government of India (via NHPC) NERFINISHED
NHPC Limited NERFINISHED
partOf Teesta River hydroelectric development
Teesta cascade development NERFINISHED
plantCommissionedUnit1 2007
plantCommissionedUnit2 2007
plantCommissionedUnit3 2008
plantType run-of-the-river
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose power generation
regulatesFlowFor downstream Teesta hydropower projects
riverBasin Teesta River basin
spillwayType gated overflow
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
unitCapacity 170 MW

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