{"id":50374,"date":"2026-04-15T12:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50374"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:55:52","slug":"shongtong-karcham-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/shongtong-karcham-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Shongtong Karcham Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Shongtong\u2013Karchham Hydroelectric Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister recently reviewed the progress of the 450 MW Shongtong-Karcham Hydroelectric Project on the Satluj River during his two-day visit to Kinnaur district.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Shongtong\u2013Karchham Hydroelectric Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hydro power project on the <\/span><b>river Satluj<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Kinnaur District of <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is envisaged as a <\/span><b>run-of-river (RoR) scheme.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Capacity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 3 \u00d7 150\u202fMW Francis turbines, totaling <\/span><b>450\u202fMW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The project includes:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barrage &#8211; 26 m high, 122.6 m long at the top\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four 260 m long underground chambers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.7 km headrace tunnel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">110 m high and 30.6 m diameter surge shaft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 m wide by 54 m high <\/span><b>underground powerhouse<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once completed, the project is expected to generate around 1,579 million units of electricity annually.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being <\/span><b>developed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/himachal-cm-reviews-progress-of-shongtong-karcham-hydroelectric-project-directs-early-completion20260414225836\/?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ANI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shongtong\u2013Karchham Hydroelectric Project is a hydro power project on the river Satluj in the Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh. 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