Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP) is a

hydropower Hydropower (from el, ὕδωρ, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to Electricity generation, produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by energy transformation, converting the Pot ...

plant located at Chipilima, Sambalpur,

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

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. The

government has plans for the modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of Burla Hydro Electric Project (BHEP) and 3rd unit of Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP) during the 11th five year plan tenure.Odisha government plans to take up modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of BHEP and 3rd unit of CHEP during the 11th five year plan period
12 August 2008 which in effect lead to modernisation and renovation of the 1st and the 2nd unit of Chipilima Hydro-Electric Project (CHEP) has been completed lengthening the longevity of these two units. This project being a part of the other hydro electric projects of

collectively contributed 5234 million unit in 2005–06, to 7354 million units in 2006–07, and to 7883 million units in 2008–09.

Location

It is situated at Chipilima, 32.2 km from Sambalpur on the National Highway 6. Nearest airport is

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

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. (262 km)

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References

*Nayak, Ajit
''Power struggle''
August 4, 2011 Hydroelectric power stations in Odisha Buildings and structures in Sambalpur district Year of establishment missing {{India-powerstation-stub