Salal Hydroelectric Project Latest News
The Union Minister of Power and Housing and Urban Affairs recently directed sediment removal at the Salal Power Project in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure maximum utilisation of water resources, in the wake of the Indus Waters Treaty being kept in abeyance between India and Pakistan.
About Salal Hydroelectric Project
- It is a 690 MW run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir.Â
- Although the plan for a water reservoir was originally conceived in pre-independent India, the planning of the project started in the 1960s.Â
- The project construction commenced in 1970 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1987.
- The project is developed and owned by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).Â
- This was the first hydropower project, which was built by India under the Indus Water Treaty regime in Kashmir.
- Salal Dam is 130 meters high with an elevation of 1627 feet above mean sea level.
- Jammu and Kashmir receives 12.5 percent of the energy generated from the project.Â
- The rest is transmitted to the Northern Grid, where it is distributed to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
- Jammu and Kashmir also purchases additional power at regular prices.
Source: TH
Salal Hydroelectric Project FAQs
Q1: Where is Salal Hydroelectric Project located?
Ans: It is located on the Chenab River in the Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir.
Q2: What is the installed capacity of the Salal Hydroelectric Project?
Ans: 690 MW
Q3: When did the Salal Hydroelectric Project become commercially operational?
Ans: In 1987.
Q4: Which organization developed and owns the Salal Hydroelectric Project?
Ans: National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).
