Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (VPHEP)

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

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