Matatila Hydroelectric Project

Matatila Hydroelectric Project is erected at the Betwa River of Matatila village of Lalitpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is commissioned in 1965 with an approved and installed capacity of 30 MW. The type of project is Major, since the capacity is greater than 25 MW. The status of power plant is completed and are operational. The water sourced for the generation of power is from Betwa River. The Hydroelectric basin of power plant is Ganga Basin and the hydroelectric development type is Storage. The power station is located in the North Hydroelectric Region of India.

The Matatila Hydroelectric Project is owned by State Government and the operating company is Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited. The beneficiary states of the power plant are Uttar Pradesh and its nearby states. The completion of the power project was in 1965, after that the power plant started its operations. The total number of turbines in the power house is three and capacity per each turbine is 10 Megawatt. The type of Turbines used is Kaplan. The manufacturer of turbine and generator for the power house is by Hitachi Japan.

There are three units in operation and all the three units are commissioned. The Unit Size of the power plant is 10 MW of 3 units. i.e., the total installed capacity is 30 Megawatt.

How to Reach: The Matatila Hydro Power Plant is located in the Matatila village of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh. You can reach this power station via Road, Rail or Air. By Road, you can reach this location from the nearest well-connected towns or cities. Lalitpur is the nearest town from power station and is located at about 49 km away. You will get frequent buses or taxi from Lalitpur Town. Lalitpur Railway Station is the nearest well-connected Railway Station and Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun is the nearest airport, which is about 141 km away from Lalitpur.

Project Details:

• Hydroelectric Project Name – Matatila Hydroelectric Project

• Commission Date – 1965

• Approved Capacity in MW – 30 MW

• Installed Capacity in MW – 30 MW

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

• Status – Operational

• Water Source – Betwa River

• Hydroelectric Basin – Ganga Basin

• Hydroelectric Region – Northern Hydroelectric Region.

• Hydroelectric Development Type – Storage

• Owner – State Government

• Operating Company – Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited

• Address – Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

• District - Lalitpur

• State – Madhya Pradesh

• Contact Number – 0522-2238283

• Email - chairman@upjvn.org

• Beneficiary States/ Union Territories – Uttar Pradesh and nearby States

• Completion of Power Project – 1965

• Number of Turbines – 3

• Capacity per Turbine – 10 MW

• Type of Turbine – Kaplan

• Turbine Manufacturer – Hitachi Japan

• Generator Manufacturer – Hitachi Japan

• Unit Sizes – 30 MW (3 units x 10 MW)

• Total Units – 3

• Units Commissioned – All the three units are commissioned