Chenani Hydroelectric Project

Chenani Hydroelectric Project is commissioned in 1975. The approved capacity of the power plant is 23.3 MW. The type of project is Small, since the entire capacity is between the range of 3 MW and 25 MW. The status of project is completed and are Operational. The water source of power plant is River Tawi, which is a tributary of Chenab River. The basin is Chenab River up to international border of India. The hydroelectric region of power plant is North Hydroelectric Region. The purpose of plant is the generation of Hydro-electric power.

The power plant is under the ownership of Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited. Also JKSPDC Limited is working under State Government. The beneficiary states or union territories of the power plant were Jammu and Kashmir and its nearby states. The type of power house is Surface. The power project was completed in 1975 and after that the power station started its operations.

The type of turbine used is Pelton. The total number of Turbines used in the power plant is five and capacity per Turbine is 4.66 Megawatt. So the total installed capacity is 23.3 Megawatt. The specific speed (mhp) of turbine is 600 and the Rated speed of turbine is 600 rotations per minute (rpm). The manufacturer of Turbine and Generator of the power plant is Ganz Mavag of Hungary. The water conductor system has a length of 7 kilometer. The height of Rated Head of Power Plant is 366 m. The total number of penstock in the dam is two. The Unit sizes of the power plant is 23.3 Megawatt (4.66 MW x 5 units). There are five units in operation and all the five units were commissioned with an installed capacity of 4.66 Megawatt for each units.

How to Reach: The Chenani Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the Chenani village of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Regular Transport buses and taxi services are available from the Udhampur to the Power Station. The Udhampur railway station is the nearest railway station, which is located at about 30 km from Chenani Power Station. Jammu Airport is the nearest airport, which is located at about 98 km away from Chenani.

Project Details:

• Hydroelectric Project Name – Chenani Hydroelectric Project

• Commission Date – 1975

• Approved Capacity in MW – 23.3 MW

• Installed Capacity in MW – 23.3 MW

• Type of Project – Small (between 3 to 25 MW)

• Status – Completed and Operational

• Water Source – River Tawi tributary of Chenab

• Basin – Chenab River

• Hydroelectric Region – North Hydroelectric Region

• Purpose – Hydroelectric

• Owner – JKSPDC (State Government)

• Address – Chenani, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir

• District – Udhampur

• State – Jammu and Kashmir

• Contact Number – +91 194 2483783

• Fax – +91 194 2451665

• Email – jkspdcl@gmail.com

• Website – www.jkspdc.nic.in

• Beneficiary States/ Union Territories – Jammu & Kashmir

• Type of Power House – Surface

• Completion of Power Project– 1975

• Turbine Type – Pelton

• Turbine Manufacturer – Ganz Mavag Hungary

• Generator Manufacturer – Ganz Mavag Hungary

• Unit Sizes – 23.3 Megawatt (4.66 MW x 5 units)

• Total Units – 5

• Units Commissioned – All the 5 units are commissioned