Arakot Tiuni is an 81MW hydro power project. It is planned on Pabar/Yamuna river/basin in Uttarakhand, India. The project is currently in announced stage. It will be developed in single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2024 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2026.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 81 | – | 81 | Announced | Uttarakhand, India | Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam |
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Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam.
Arakot Tiuni is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project will be 278m and 250.2m respectively. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, is expected to be 3 in number. The penstock diameter will be 1.9m. The project is expected to generate 404.29 GWh of electricity. The project cost is expected to be around $157.179m.
The hydro power project consists of 3 turbines, each with 27MW nameplate capacity.
The project will have 3 electric generators installed at the project site. The generator capacity is likely to be 26.66 MVA.
Development Status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2024. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2026.
About Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam
Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (UJVNL) is an energy company that develops and promotes hydro power energy. The company operates small hydro plants, operational plants, power generation plants, and M & U of old hydro plants. Its hydro power projects include ESMF documents for drip scheme in UJVNL, Green Site Project Allocated to UJVNL and Hydro power project in Uttarakhand. The company offers services such as IT department, insurance cell, finance, commercial, human resource, departmental info, nigam orders, tenders and recruitment, among others. It generates 1284.85 megawatt power from hydro power plants. UJVNL is headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
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