Bhakra Left hydroelectric plant

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Bhakra Left hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Bhakra Left hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 1960[1] 612 MW[2][1] 1 x 108 MW; 4 x 126 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) [100%][1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Bhakra Left hydroelectric plant

Location River Complex Coordinates (WGS 84)
Himachal Pradesh, India[3] Satluj River[4] Bhakra Complex[2][4][1] 31.4107, 76.4328 (exact)[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://cea.nic.in/hpi-report/?lang=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220629125209/http://bbmb.gov.in/bhakra.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209161245/https://indiawris.gov.in/wiki/doku.php?id=bhakra_hydroelectric_project_jh00497. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)