Koteshwar is a 400MW hydro power project. It is located on Bhagirathi river/basin in Uttarakhand, 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 2011. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by THDC India and is currently owned by NTPC with a stake of 74.49%.
Koteshwar is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 88.9 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 69m. 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 4 in number. The penstock diameter is 6.2m. The project generated 1,155 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project got commissioned in 2011.
Power purchase agreement
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam are the power offtakers from the project.
Contractors involved
Bharat Heavy Electricals was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 100MW nameplate capacity.
Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied 4 electric generators for the project.
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About THDC India
THDC India Ltd (THDCIL), a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd, is a renewable energy corporation that operates, develops, and maintains hydroelectric projects. The corporation offers services such as power project development and operation, corporate and project planning, construction management, design engineering, erection and commissioning, contracts management, project management, human resource management, financial management, and commercial management. Its projects include Tehri Dam and HPP, Patan Wind Power Project and Dhukwan SHP, among others. The corporation operates in Rishikesh and Tehri, India. THDCIL is headquartered in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
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