Dul Hasti hydroelectric power project, includes the existing Dul Hasti Stage-I Hydroelectric Power Project with 390 MW capacity and the under-construction Dul Hasti Stage-II Hydroelectric Power Project with 260 MW capacity,पानी को लेकर गिड़गिड़ा रहा पाक, इधर भारत ने बना लिया खास प्लान; नए प्रोजेक्ट्स में स्टोरेज पर फोकस
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built and operated by

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. Stage-I has been generating over 2000 Million Units of electricity per year.

Stages

Dul Hasti Stage-I

Dul Hasti Stage-I was conceived in 1985 at the initial project cost of 1.6 billion rupees (about $50 million), which kept ring to 4.5 billion rupees and later successively to 8, 11, 16, and 24 billion rupees (nearly $750 million) due to numerous delays. Construction begun in 1985 and the project became operational on 7 April 2007 after the completion of construction. The Dam is high and long, with

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type power plant, equipped with low-level gated spillways which can be used to flush

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, it diverts water through a long headrace tunnel to the power station which discharges back into the Chenab. The project provides peaking power to the Northern Grid with beneficiary states being Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Dul Hasti Stage-II

Dul Hasti Stage-II Hydroelectric Power Project with 260 MW capacity was under review in June 2025 for revising it's design to enhance water holding capacity before calling for the tenders to begin construction.

Current status

* 2025 Jun: "Dul Hasti Stage-I" is operational since 2007, and design and calling of tenders for construction were under review in June 2025.

Stages

Dul Hasti Stage-I

Dul Hasti Stage-II

Current status

See also

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