Tungabhadra Hydroelectric Project

Tungabhadra Hydroelectric Project is commissioned in 1957. It has an approved and installed capacity of 72 Megawatt. The type of project is Major (Since greater than 25 Megawatt). The status of power plant is Operational. The source of water for the generation of power is Tungabhadra and the river basin is Krishna. The hydroelectric basin of power plant is East Flowing Rivers and the hydroelectric region is South Hydroelectric Region. The power plant is owned by Central Government and the operating company is Tungabhadra Board.

The Beneficiary State of this hydroelectric power project is Karnataka. The power project was completed in 1964 and it starts its operations in the same year itself. The power house has four Turbines and capacity per each turbine is 9 Megawatt. The Turbine type is Kaplan. The manufacturer of Turbine of Unit 1 and Unit 2 is by the SwitzerlandCompany called Escher Wyss and the manufacturer of Turbine of third and fourth units is by the Japan Company, Hitachi.

The manufacturer of Generator of first and second units of power plant is by the BBC Swiss, whereas the generators of third and fourth units is manufactured by Toshiba Japan. There are four units in operation and all the four units are commissioned. The Unit Sizes of power plant is 4 units of 9 Megawatt each.

How to Reach: The Tungabhadra Hydroelectric Power Project is located in the Hospet city of Bellary district in the state of Karnataka. You can reach this power station via Road, Rail or Air. Hospet is the nearest city to power station. So you will get local buses or taxis to the power station from Hospet. Hospet railway station is the nearest well-connected railway station. Also Hospet does not have an airport. The nearest airport is Hubli Airport, which is located at about 136 km away from power station.

Project Details:

• Hydroelectric Project Name – Tungabhadra Hydroelectric Project

• Commission Date – 1957

• Approved Capacity in MW – 72 MW

• Installed Capacity in MW – 72 MW

• Type of Project – Major (> 25 MW)

• Status – Operational

• Water Source – Tungabhadra

• Basin – Krishna

• Hydroelectric Basin – East Flowing Rivers

• Hydroelectric Region – South Hydroelectric Region

• Owner – Central Government

• Operating Company – Tungabhadra Board

• Address – Hospet, Bellary, Karnataka

• District – Bellary

• State – Karnataka

• Contact Number – 08394-259110

• Email –contact@tbboard.gov.in

• Website – tbboard.gov.in

• Beneficiary States/ Union Territories – Karnataka

• Completion of Power Project– 1964

• Number of Turbines – 4

• Capacity per Turbine – 9

• Type of Turbine – Kaplan

• Turbine Manufacturer – Unit 1 and Unit 2: Escher Wyss Switzerland, Unit 3 and Unit 4: Hitachi Japan

• Generator Manufacturer – Unit 1 and Unit 2: BBC Swiss, Unit 3 and Unit 4: Toshiba Japan

• Unit Sizes – 4 units x 9 Megawatt (36 Megawatt)

• Total Units – 4

• Units Commissioned – All the four units are commissioned.