Chamera I Hydro Power Plant, Project Details:

Chamera I Hydroelectric Power Plant in India is located at Chamera Village of Chamba district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The power has an installed design capacity of 540 Megawatt. It has 3 units in operation and all the three units are commissioned in 1994 itself. It is operated by NHPC Limited of India.

• Hydroelectric Project Name –Chamera - I Hydroelectric Project

• Commission Date – April 1994

• Approved Capacity in MW – 540 Megawatt

• Installed Capacity in MW – 540 Megawatt

• Type of Project – Major (greater than 25 MW)

• Status – Completed and Operational

• Water Source – Ravi River

• Type of Dam – Concrete Arch Dam

• Basin – Indus River up to Country’s border

• Hydroelectric Region – Northern Hydroelectric Region

• Owner – National Hydro Power Corporation, Central Government

• Address – Chamera, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, India

• District – Chamba

• State – Himachal Pradesh

• Contact Number – 0129-2588500, 0129-2588110

• Fax – 2277941

• Email – webmaster@nhpc.nic.in

• Website – www.nhpcindia.com

• Beneficiary States/ Union Territories – North Indian States

• Completion of Power Project– 1994

• Turbine Type – Francis

• Turbine Manufacturer – Marine Industries, Canada

• Generator Manufacturer – CGE,Canada

• Unit Sizes – 540 Megawatt (3 units x 180 MW)

• Total Units - 3

• Units Commissioned – All units are commissioned

Chamera II Hydro Power Plant, Project Details:

Chamera II Hydroelectric Power Plant is located at the Chamera village ofChamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh. This Hydro Power Plant has a total installed capacity of 300 Megawatt. The power plant has 3 units. The first unit was commissioned in 02 November 2003 with an installed capacity of 100 Megawatt. Similarly the second and third units are commissioned in December 2003 and February 2004 respectively. The power plant is run by National Hydro Power Corporation Limited.

• Hydroelectric Project Name –Chamera II Hydro Power Plant

• Commission Date – 02 November 2003

• Approved Capacity in MW – 300 MW

• Installed Capacity in MW – 300 MW

• Type of Project – Major (greater than 25 MW)

• Status – Completed and Operational

• Water Source – Ravi River

• Basin – Indus River

• Hydroelectric Region – Northern Region

• Type of Dam - Concrete Gravity Dam

• Owner – National Hydro Power Corporation, Central Government

• Address – DistrictChamba, Himachal Pradesh, India

• District – Chamba

• State – Himachal Pradesh

• Contact Number – 0129-2588500, 0129-2588110

• Fax – 2277941

• Email – webmaster@nhpc.nic.in

• Website – www.nhpcindia.com

• Beneficiary States/ Union Territories – North Indian States

• Completion of Power Project– 2004

• Turbine Type – Francis

• Turbine Manufacturer – Alstom

• Generator Manufacturer – BHEL

• Unit Sizes – 300 Megawatt (3 units x 100 MW)

• Total Units - 3

• Units Commissioned – All units are commissioned

Chamera III Hydro Power Plant, Project Details:

Chamera III Hydroelectric Power Plant India is situated at the Dharwala of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in India. This Hydro Power Plant is a hydroelectric type with a total installed capacity of 231 Megawatt. The power plant has 3 units. The first unit was commissioned in 2012 with an installed capacity of 77 Megawatt. Similarly all units are commissioned respectively in 2012 itself. The power plant is run by NHPC Limited.

• Hydroelectric Project Name –Chamera III Hydro Power Plant

• Commission Date – 28 June 2012

• Approved Capacity in MW – 231 Megawatt

• Installed Capacity in MW – 231 Megawatt

• Type of Project – Major

• Status – Operational

• Water Source – Ravi River

• Basin – Indus Basin

• Hydroelectric Region – North Region

• Type of Dam - Concrete Gravity Dam

• Owner – NHPC, Central Government

• Address – Dharwala, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India

• District – Chamba

• State – Himachal Pradesh

• Contact Number – 0129-2588500, 0129-2588110

• Fax – 2277941

• Email – webmaster@nhpc.nic.in

• Website – www.nhpcindia.com

• Beneficiary States/ Union Territories – North Indian States

• Completion of Power Project– 2010

• Turbine Type – Francis

• Turbine Manufacturer – Alstom Industrial Limited

• Generator Manufacturer – Alstom Industrial Limited

• Unit Sizes – 231 Megawatt (3 units x 77 MW)

• Total Units - 3

• Units Commissioned –All the 3 units are commissioned