Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
| Salal Dam | |
|---|---|
 View of Salal Dam from Jyotipuram-Salal road | |
  Location of Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Official name | Salal Hydroelectric Power Station |
| Country | India |
| Location | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Coordinates | 33°08′33″N 74°48′37″E / 33.14250°N 74.81028°ECoordinates: 33°08′33″N 74°48′37″E / 33.14250°N 74.81028°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1970 |
| Opening date | 1987 |
| Construction cost | ₹ 9288.9 million |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Chenab River |
| Height | 113 m |
| Length | 450 m |
| Dam volume | 1.45 million m³ |
| Spillways | 12 |
| Spillway capacity | 22,500 m³/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Salal Lake |
| Active capacity | 14.78 million m³ |
| Surface area | 93.56 km² |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | NHPC |
| Commission date |
Stage I: 1987 Stage II: 1995 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines |
Stage I: 3 x 115 MW Francis-type Stage II: 3 x 115 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity |
Stage I: 345 MW Stage II: 345 MW Total: 690 MW |
| Annual generation | 3082 million kWh |
Salal Dam (Hindi: सलाल बाँध Salāl Bāndh), also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
History
The project was conceived in 1920. The feasibility studies on the project commenced in 1961 by the state government of J&K and construction was started in 1970 by Central Hydroelectric Project Control Board under the Ministry of Irrigation and Power.
In 1978 construction of the projects was entrusted to NHPC on agency basis. After completion of project, it was handed over to NHPC on ownership basis for Operation and Maintenance. Stage-I of the project was commissioned in 1987. First unit of Stage-II of the project was commissioned in 1993, second in 1994 and third in 1995.
At the peak of construction, about 12,000 personnel including contractors worked around the clock to complete the project from 1970s to present day, under proper guidance and maintenance of India's most successful company NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation). The project was taken by HCC and various contractors.
Dam
- Full Reservoir level : 487.68 m
- Maximum water level : 494.08 m
- Length of power dam : 105 m
- Length of non overflow dam : 125 m
- Type of gate : Radial
- Top elevation : 495.91 m
- Deepest foundation level : 383 m
- No of river sluices : 6 of 3.35 m x 4.57 m
Power Distribution
Power from the project is transmitted to the Northern Grid where it is distributed to the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, and the union territory of Chandigarh.[1]
Tailrace tunnel
- Number : Two
- Length Stage I : 2.463 km
- Stage II : 2.523 km
- Shape : Horseshoe
- Diameter : 11 m (finished)
- Design discharge : 412 m³/s
- Velocity : 4.2 m/s
Transmission lines
- Name of Grid : Northern grid
- Transmission Voltage : 220 kV
- Total length of lines : 446 km
- Double circuit Salal - Kishenpur : 2 lines
- Single circuit Salal - Jammu : 2 lines