Dagmara is a 130.05MW hydro power project. It is planned on Kosi river/basin in Bihar, India. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2023 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 | 130.05 | – | 130.05 | Permitting | Bihar, India | Bihar State Hydroelectric Power; NHPC |
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The project is being developed by Bihar State Hydroelectric Power and NHPC. These companies also have ownership stakes in the project.
Dagmara is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project will be 5.87m and 5.28m respectively. The project is expected to generate 366.83 GWh of electricity. The project cost is expected to be around $470.607m.
The hydro power project consists of 17 turbines, each with 7.65MW nameplate capacity.
The project will have 17 electric generators installed at the project site. The generator capacity is likely to be 5.56 MVA.
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The project construction is expected to commence from 2023. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2026.
About NHPC
NHPC Ltd (NHPC), a Government of India Enterprise, is an energy utility that plans, promotes and organizes the development of hydro power plants. The company generates electricity using hydro, wind and solar sources. NHPC’s offerings cover the development of conventional and non-conventional sources in India and abroad. Through long-term power purchase agreements, it sells electricity to electricity utilities owned by state governments/private distribution companies on wholesale basis. The company also carries out planning of wind and tidal wave projects in the country; and has interests in various projects in under construction and under development phases. NHPC is headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana state, India.
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