Dibang is a 2,880MW hydro power project. It is planned on Dibang river/basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2027 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2031. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is being developed and currently owned by NHPC. The company has a stake of 100%.

The net head of the project will be 233m. The penstock diameter will be 5.2m. The project is expected to generate 11,222.61 GWh of electricity.

Development status

The project construction is expected to commence from 2027. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2031.

Contractors involved

Bharat Heavy Electricals will be the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company is expected to provide 12 units of francis turbines, each with 240MW nameplate capacity.

Bharat Heavy Electricals is expected to supply 12 electric generators for the project.

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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 also 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 a wholesale basis. It also carries out business operations which include 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, India.

This content was updated on 25 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.