Goriganga-IIIA is a 150MW hydro power project. It is planned on Goriganga river/basin in Uttarakhand, 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 | 150 | – | 150 | Permitting | Uttarakhand, India | NHPC |
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The project is being developed and currently owned by NHPC.
Goriganga-IIIA is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project will be 261m and 243m 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 2.3m. The project cost is expected to be around $213.546m.
The hydro power project consists of 3 turbines, each with 50MW nameplate capacity.
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By GlobalDataThe 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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