Hydroelectric Power Stations

Hydroelectric Power Stations

1. Koyna

•  Located in Satara Maharashtra

•  River – Konya (Krishna)

•  Capacity – 1960 MW

 

2.  Srisailam Dam 

•  Located in Kurnool district Andhra Pradesh

•  River – Krishna

•  Capacity – 1960 MW

 

3. Sharavathi

•  Located in Shimoga District Karnataka

•  River – Sharavathi

•  Capacity – 1035 MW

 

4. Nathpa Jhakri 

•  Located in Kinnaur Himachal Pradesh

•  River – Sutlej

•  Capacity – 1500 MW

 

5. Sardar Sarovar

•  Located in   Navagam, Kevadiya Narmada district Gujrat

•  River – Narmada

•  Capacity – 1450 MW 

6. Bhakra Dam   

•  Located in   Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh

•  River – Sutlej

•  Capacity – 1325 MW

 

7. Teesta-III

•  Located in North Sikkim

•  River – Teesta

•  Capacity – 1200 MW

 

8. Chamera Dam 

•  Located in Chamba Himachal Pradesh

•  River – Ravi

•  Capacity – 1071 MW

 

9.  Karcham Wangtoo

•  Located in Kinnaur district Himachal Pradesh

•  River – Sutlej

•  Capacity – 1000 MW

 

10. Indirasagar Dam

•  Located in Narmada Nagar Village Punasa Madhya Pradesh

•  River – Narmada

•  Capacity – 1000 MW

Hydroelectric Power Stations

11. Tehri Dam

•  Located in Tehri Uttarakhand

•  Highest Dam in India

•  River – Bhagirathi

•  Capacity – 1000 MW

 

12. Dehar Hydel Power

•  Located in Pandoh Dam Mandi Himachal Pradesh

•  River – Beas

•  Capacity – 990 MW

 

13. Purulia Pumped Storage Project

•  Located in Bagmundi Purulia West Bengal

•  Capacity – 900 MW

 

14. Kalinadi-Nagjhari

•  Located in Lalguli Karnataka

•  River – Kalinadi

•  Capacity – 900 MW

 

15. Nagarjuna Sagar

•  Located at the border of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda Telangana

•  River – Krishna

•  Capacity – 816 MW 

16.  Idukki

•  Located in Idukki taluk Kerala

•  River – Periya

•  Capacity – 780 MW

 

17. Salal Hydroelectric Power Station

•  Located in Reasi Udhampur Jammu & Kashmir

•  River – Chenab

•  Capacity – 690 MW

 

18. Upper Indravati Power Station

•  Located in Kalahandi Odisha 

•  River – Indravati (Godavari)

•  Capacity – 600 MW

 

19. Omkareshwar 

•  Located in Mandhata, Khandwa Madhya Pradesh

•  River – Narmada

•  Capacity – 520 MW

 

20. Balimela Power Station

•  Located in Malkangiri Odisha

•  River – Sileru (Godavari)

•  Capacity – 510 M

Hydroelectric Power Stations

21. Varahi Hydel Mani Dam

•  Located in Udupi Karnataka

•  River – Varahi

•  Capacity – 460 MW

 

22. Uri Hydroelectric Project

•  Located in Uri Baramula Jammu & Kashmir

•  River – Jhelum

•  Capacity – 480 MW

 

23. Bansagar Dams 

•  Located in   Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

•  River – Son (Yamuna)

•  Capacity – 425 MW

 

24. Ranganadi Hydro-Electric Plant

•  Located in Subansiri District Arunachal Pradesh

•  River – Ranganadi

•  Capacity – 405 MW

 

25. Koteshwar Dam

•  Located in Tehri District Uttarakhand

•  River – Bhagirathi River

•  Capacity – 400 MW 

26. Hirakud Dam 

•  Located in Sambalpur Odisha

•  River – Mahanadi

•  Capacity – 347.5 MW

 

27.  Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project

•  Located in Bandipora Jammu and Kashmir

•  River – Kishanganga

•  Capacity – 330 MW

 

28. Umiam-Umtru Hydroelectric Power Project

•  Located in East Khasi Hills Meghalaya

•  River – Uniam

•  Capacity – 185 MW

 

29. Loktak

•  Located in Loktak Lake Manipur

•  River – Manipur

•  Capacity – 105 MW

 

30. Rangit

•  Located in South Sikkim Sikkim

•  River – Rangit (Teesta)

•  Capacity – 60 MW

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