Bhira

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Bhira is a small village in state of Maharashtra located about 150 km from Mumbai. It has the third hydropower plant installed by The Tata Power Company Ltd. (TPCL) in 1927. Bhira power station with a 6 x 25 MW generating units (double overhang Pelton turbines), along with other hydro and thermal power stations belonging to TPCL, forms a vital link in sustaining the industrial activity of Mumbai-Pune region of Maharashtra state. But Bhira is also a great Monsoon Getaway for those living around Mumbai. The place is extremely scenic with a waterfall and a wooden bridge crossing the breadth of the waterfall.

Bhira hydroelectric power plant gets its water from the Mulshi Dam located in Pune district.

A new addition of 150MW of Pumping Storage Unit has been made in Bhira in 2002. Tata power company, a pioneer in introducing new technologies to India was the first to put up a Pumping Storage type turbine in the country.