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.
- It 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.
- All water diverted from the river will be returned to the river.
- It is being developed by THDC India Ltd (formerly Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited) and financed by the World Bank.
- THDC is a joint venture between the government of India and the government of Uttar Pradesh.
