{"id":98763,"date":"2026-04-17T14:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=98763"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:44:43","slug":"lakhwar-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lakhwar-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakhwar Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lakhwar Hydroelectric Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North India\u2019s water and energy security is set to receive a significant boost as the 300 MW Lakhwar multipurpose project on the river Yamuna in the district Dehradun, Uttarakhand, gathers pace following a high-level review by the Secretary at Ministry of Jal Shakti.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lakhwar Hydroelectric Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> multipurpose hydroelectric project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> planned on<\/span><b> the Yamuna river <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near Lohari Village in the Dehradun District of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main <\/span><b>project components <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are a 204 m high <\/span><b>concrete gravity dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 3 steel-lined penstocks, and an <\/span><b>underground powerhouse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> housing 3 vertical Francis turbines of 100 MW each.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is being <\/span><b>developed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and currently <\/span><b>owned by Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H<\/span><b>ydroelectric Capacity: 300 MW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (hydropower to be used by Uttarakhand)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storage Capacity: 330.66 million cubic meters (MCM)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrigation Potential: 33,780 hectares<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is expected to generate 612.93 GWh of electricity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides<\/span><b> drinking water supply to states like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Associated Project: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> linked with the downstream Vyasi Hydroelectric Project (120 MW), forming part <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>Yamuna river basin development.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/press-releases\/2026\/Apr\/16\/lakhwar-hydro-electric-project-gains-momentum-after-secretarys-review-300-mw-unit-to-benefit-four-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakhwar Hydroelectric Project is a multipurpose hydroelectric project planned on the Yamuna river near Lohari Village in the Dehradun District of Uttarakhand. 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