Karthai-II is a 930MW hydro power project. It is planned on Chenab river/basin in Jammu and Kashmir, India. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the announced stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2029 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2033. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is being developed and currently owned by Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development.

Karthai-II is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 51.26 million cubic meter. The gross head and net head of the project will be 232.08m and 225m 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 length will be 827m. The penstock diameter will be 5.25m.

The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 10MW nameplate capacity.

The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 35MW nameplate capacity.

The hydro power project consists of 6 turbines, each with 140MW nameplate capacity.

The project has 8 electric generators that will be installed at the project site.

Development status

The project construction is expected to commence from 2029. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2033.

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About Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development

Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDCL) is a power supplying corporation that generates, supplies, and transmits electric power. It operates, executes, and maintains all power stations and power projects of the state. The corporation operates gas turbines based on HSD with installed capacity of one seventy five MW at Pampore near Srinagar. It was presently has twenty hydroelectric projects with installed capacity of seven fifty eight MW located in various districts of Jammu & Kashmir including four fifty MW BHEP. JKSPDCL also constructs transmission lines and performs ancillary works for suitable and co-coordinated supply of power and electrical energy. The corporation projects are located on Jhelum river basin, Chenab basin, Ravi basin and Indus basin, among others. JKSPDCL is headquartered in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

This content was updated on 4 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.