Teesta VI is a 500MW hydro power project. It is planned on Teesta river/basin in Sikkim, India. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the under construction stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2009 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2025. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed by Lanco Teesta Hydropower and NHPC. The project is currently owned by Lanco Teesta Hydropower.
Teesta VI is a run-of-river with pondage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 1.38 million cubic meter. The net head of the project will be 103.2m. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, is expected to be 4 in number. The penstock length will be 30.5m. The penstock diameter will be 4.5m. The project is expected to generate 2,400 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2009. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2025.
Contractors involved
GE Power India will be the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company is expected to provide 4 units of francis turbines, each with 125MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power India is expected to supply 4 electric generators for the project.
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About NHPC
NHPC Ltd (NHPC), a Government of India Enterprise, is an energy utility that plans, promotes and organizes the development of hydro power plants. The company also generates electricity using hydro, wind and solar sources. NHPC’s offerings cover the development of conventional and non-conventional sources in India and abroad. Through long-term power purchase agreements, it sells electricity to electricity utilities owned by state governments/private distribution companies on wholesale basis. The company also carries out business operations which includes planning of wind and tidal wave projects in the country; and has interests in various projects in under construction and under development phases. NHPC is headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana, India.
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