Tawang I is a 600MW hydro power project. It is planned on Tawangchu river/basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2025 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2029.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 600 | – | 600 | Permitting | Arunachal Pradesh, India | NHPC |
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Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by NHPC.
Tawang I is a run-of-river project. The project is expected to generate 2,963 GWh of electricity. The project cost is expected to be around $746.175m.
The hydro power project consists of 3 turbines, each with 200MW nameplate capacity.
Development Status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2025. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2029.
Power Purchase Agreement
Assam Power Distribution, Bihar State Power Holding, Mizoram Power and Electricity Department and Uttarakhand Power are expected to be the power offtakers from the project.
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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