Indira Sagar is a 1,000MW hydro power project. It is located on Narmada river/basin in Madhya Pradesh, India. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2004. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Jaiprakash Associates and NHDC. The project is currently owned by NHDC.
Indira Sagar is a reservoir based project. 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, are 8 in number. The penstock length is 157m. The penstock diameter is 8m. The project generated 2,698 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project got commissioned in 2004.
Contractors involved
Bharat Heavy Electricals was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 8 units of francis turbines, each with 125MW nameplate capacity.
Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied 8 electric generators for the project.
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About Jaiprakash Associates
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (Jaypee Group) is a diversified infrastructure conglomerate. It produces and sells cement, clinker, and cement products; develops and manages hotels, golf course, resorts and spa; develops real estate; and constructs sports infrastructure and expressways. The company carries out the generation, transmission, and sale of power; civil engineering construction; manufactures and sells various fertilizers; and owns Jaypee Hospital. It has operations in Telangana, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya in India, and in Nepal and Bhutan. Jaypee Group is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
About NHDC
NHDC Ltd (NHDC), a subsidiary of NHPC Ltd, is a hydropower and other renewable energy development company. The company offers services such as investigation, planning, research, design, and preparation of preliminary feasibility and detailed project reports, as construction, operation, and maintenance of hydroelectric power stations and projects. It also handles the commercial aspects of power sales from NHDC power stations. NHDC's Omkareshwar Power Station offers power generation and irrigation on the banks of river Narmada in districts Khandwa, Khargone, and Dhar of Madhya Pradesh. Its Indira Sagar Power Station is located at 10 Km from the village Punasa in the Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh, India. NHDC is headquartered in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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