Teesta Lower IV is a 160MW hydro power project. It is located on Teesta river/basin in West Bengal, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2016.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 160 160 – Active West Bengal, India

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The project is currently owned by NHPC.

Teesta Lower IV is a run-of-river with pondage project. The net head of the project is 25.05m. 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 length is 45m. The penstock diameter is 7m. The project generated 720 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $312.522m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 2016.

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Power Purchase Agreement

GRIDCO and West Bengal State Electricity Distribution 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 kaplan turbines, each with 40MW nameplate capacity.

Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied 4 electric generators for the project.

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All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.