The Dharasu Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the

Bhagirathi River The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...

located at Dharasu in

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. The power station was commissioned in 2008 and has a 304 MW capacity.

Background

The power station is stage two of the Maneri Bhali Hydroelectric Project which was planned in the 1960s. In 1979, construction on stage two began. In 1984, the first stage, the 90 MW Tiloth Power Plant located upstream at

Uttarkashi Uttarkashi, meaning Varanasi, Kashi of the north, is a town located in Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India. Uttarkashi town is headquarters of the district. Uttarkashi is also known as Somya Kashi. Uttarkashi is a religious place for spir ...

at was completed. Dharasu, the second stage was halted in 1990 due to funding issues and was not restarted until 2002. The power station was eventually completed and commissioned by 2008.

Design

Water supplied to the power station is first diverted from the Bhagirathi River into a long tunnel by the long Bhali (Joshiyara) Dam located upstream near Bhali at . The difference in elevation between the barrage and the power station affords a design hydraulic head of and gross head of . The water powers four 76 MW Francis turbine-generators before being discharged back into the river. The design discharge of the power station is .

References

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Background

Design

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