| Ranjit Sagar Dam | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Pathankot |
| Coordinates | |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1981 |
| Opening date | 2001 |
| Owner(s) | Punjab State Power Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Height | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Length | 617 m (2,024 ft) |
| Crest width | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Base width | 669.2 m (2,196 ft) |
| Volume | 21,920,000 m3 (28,670,278 cu yd)[1] |
| Crest elevation | 540 m (1,772 ft) |
| Impounds | Ravi River |
| Type of spillway | Controlled-chute |
| Spillway capacity | 24,637 m3/s (870,047 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Capacity | 3,280,000,000 m3 (2,659,139 acre·ft) |
| Active capacity | 2,344,000,000 m3 (1,900,312 acre·ft) |
| Normal elevation | 527.9 m (1,732 ft) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2000[3] |
| Hydraulic head | 121.9 m (400 ft) (max)[2] |
| Turbines | 4 x 150 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 600 MW |
The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near Pathankot city in Gurdaspur District of the state of Punjab. The project is the biggest hydroelectric in the state of Punjab. The township of the site is called Shah pur Kandi Township. Feasibility studies for the project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began in 1981, the generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001.[4]
The project is used for both irrigation purposes and with an 800 MW installed capacity, for the generation of power. The dam is one of the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.[2]