Rampur is a 412MW hydro power project. It is located on Satluj river/basin in Himachal 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. The project construction commenced in 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2013. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is developed and owned by SJVN.
Rampur is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project are 139m and 119.1m 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, are 2 in number. The penstock length is 499.5m. The penstock diameter is 3.8m. The project generated 1,960.36 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $670m.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2013.
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 6 units of francis turbines, each with 68MW nameplate capacity.
Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied 6 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 83.93 MVA.
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About SJVN
SJVN Limited (SJVN) generates and sells the hydroelectric power. It also carries out the designing, examining, operating, planning, developing, executing and maintaining of hydroelectric power projects. SJVN also offers various construction and consultancy services for hydropower and road or railway tunnels. The company also generates hydro, solar, wind and thermal power. The company operates hydroelectric power projects in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nepal and Bhutan. SJVN is headquartered in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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