Below is a list of the Major Hydro Power Plants in India

Name Location Operator Configuration Important Facts

Babail Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd

2 X 1.5 MW tube

The Babail minihydel project was approved in Sep 1986 and was awarded to PGM in Sep 1988 as a Rs 6.22cr turnkey project.

Bhandardara-1

Maharashtra Dodson-Lindblom Hydro Power Pvt Ltd

1 X 14.4 MW Francis

This plant was acquired in 1996 from Maharashtra Water Resources Dept and overhauled in 1997/98 with assistance from AHEC.

Belka Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd

2 X 1.5 MW tube

The Belka and Babail minihydel projects were approved in Sep 1986 and Belka was awarded to FCC and PGM in Jul 1988 as a total Rs 5.66cr project. Construction on Belka did not start until Dec 1996 after delays in securing forest clearance and land acquisition.

Chenani-1 Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Corp

5 X 4.66 MW Pelton

The Chenani I&II projects in Udhampur district were inaugurated in 1971 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. They were closed on 25 Feb 2005 following a landslide that damaged a 700m diversion tunnel. Repairs were completed at a cost of Rs 8cr and the plants put back in service in Jun 2008.

Bhatgar Maharashtra Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd

1 X 16 MW Kaplan

The dam was part of the world's largest irrigation project, known as Lloyd Barrage. This was a multipurpose scheme which was initiated in 1923 by Sir George Ambrose Lloyd, then Governor of Bombay. The project was opened in Jan 1932.

Indira Sagar Madhya Narmada 8 X 125 MW NHDC is a joint venture of

Pradesh Hydroelectric Development Corp Ltd

Francis NHPC and the MP government set up on 1 Aug 2000.

Little Ranjit West Bengal West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd

2 X 1 MW Pelton

Operations commenced in1970

Jammu Canal Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Corp

2 X 500 kW Francis

This power station has been out of service since 1995

Matatila Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd

3 X 10 MW Kaplan

This dam was built between 1952 and 1964 on the Betwa River in the Ganga Basin.

Salal Jammu & Kashmir

National Hydro Power Corp Ltd

6 X 115 MW Kaplan

Built on the Chenab River this power station has a 118m high, 630m long rockfill dam and a 113m high, 450m long concrete dam plus an 11m, 2,46km tailrace tunnel. The reservoir is 33km long. Project development started in 1970.

Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh

Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corp Ltd

8 X 65 MW Francis

This 949m long concrete gravity dam reaches a maximum height of 53m. The Annual production is expected to be 1.1 TWh.

Samal Orissa Orissa Power Consortium Ltd

5 X 4 MW S-Turbine

OPCL is a power company promoted by VBC Ferro Alloys Ltd. Samal uses releases from Samal Barrage reservoir on the Brahmani River.