Key Facts about Tapovan Vishnugad hydel project:
- Location: The Tapovan Vishnugad power plant is a 520MW run-of-river project being constructed on Dhauliganga River in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, India.
- Production Capacity: The plant is expected to generate approximately 2,558GWh of electricity per year.
- Who is developing: NTPC is developing the project at an estimated cost of approximately INR 29.78bn ($677m).
Dhauliganga River:
- Origin: It rises in the vicinity of the Niti Pass in the border regions between Garhwal region of Uttarakhand and southwestern Tibet.
- At Raini, it is joined by the Rishi Ganga river.
- It is one of the important tributaries of Alaknanda, the other being the Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi.
- It meets the Alaknanda River (the major source stream of the Ganges river) at Vishnuprayag in Uttarakhand.
- Length: The length of this river is about 94 km.
- Tapovan, which is famous for its hot springs, is located on the banks of Dhauliganga.
National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC):
- What is it? NTPC Limited is an Indian Public Sector Undertaking incorporated under the Companies Act 1956.
- Jurisdiction: It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- NTPC was conferred Maharatna status in 2010.
- Business: NTPC's core business is generation and sale of electricity to state-owned power distribution companies and State Electricity Boards in India.
- The company has also been involved in oil and gas exploration and coal mining activities.
- NTPC Limited is the largest power company in India which has a total capacity of 62,086 MW electric power generation.
