Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (VPHEP) Latest News
Around 60 people were injured after a loco train carrying workers and officials hit a goods train inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad–Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project recently.
About Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (VPHEP)
- It is a run-of-river hydropower scheme being developed on the Alaknanda River (a major tributary of the Ganga River) in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
- With an installed capacity of 444 MW (4 × 111 MW) and a gross head of approximately 237 metres, VPHEP is designed to provide peaking power to India’s Northern Grid.
- The project, when completed, will generate an estimated 1,665 gigawatt-hours (or million kilowatt-hours) of electricity in a typical year.
- The project includes a 65-meter diversion dam, a 13.4-km headrace tunnel, a 3-km tailrace tunnel, and an underground powerhouse.
- All water diverted from the river will be returned to the river approximately 18 km after the point of diversion.
- It is being developed by THDC India Ltd (formerly Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited) and financed by a US$ 648 million loan from the World Bank.
- THDC is a joint venture between the government of India and the government of Uttar Pradesh.
Source: TOI
Last updated on March, 2026
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