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The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh and Nagarkurnool district, Telangana near Srisailam temple town and is the 2nd largest capacity working hydroelectric station in India. [3] The dam was constructed in a deep gorge in the Nallamala Hills in between Nandyal and Nagarkurnool districts ...
[1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States. Uttarakhand's Tehri Dam, is one of the largest dams in the world and was constructed in the 2006 across Ganges River.
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. [1] With a height of 260.5 m (855 ft), it is the tallest dam in India and the 13th-tallest dam in the world. It is the primary dam of THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The dam ...
India's hydroelectric power potential is estimated at 148,700 MW at 60% load factor. [4] In the fiscal year 2019–20, the total hydroelectric power generated in India was 156 TWh (excluding small hydro) with an average capacity factor of 38.71%. The hydroelectric power plants at Darjeeling and Shivanasamudra were established in 1898 and 1902 ...
Today the Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the second largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India [2] having a total installed capacity of 1,960 MW. Due to its electricity generating potential, Koyna river is considered as the 'life line of Maharashtra'. [3] The spillway of the dam is located at the center. It has 6 radial gates.
It supports a 780 MW hydroelectric power station in Moolamattom, which started generating power on 4 October 1975. [1] At 168.91 metres (554.2 ft), it is one of the highest arch dams in Asia . The Indo-Canadian project was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on February 17, 1976.
Supa Dam is built across Kalinadi or Kali river in state of Karnataka in India and is the tallest dam in Karnataka. The 101 meters high and 332 meters long dam has 3 gates of 15x10 meters. [1] The dam's gross capacity is 4.178 cubic km or 147 tmc ft. It is situated at GaneshaGudi, which is in Joida taluk of Uttara Kannada district. The dam ...
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam is also known as Almatti Dam is a hydroelectric project on the Krishna River [1] in North Karnataka, India which was completed in July 2005. The target annual electric output of the dam is 560 MU (or GWh).