The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete

gravity dam A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation to oppose the horizontal pressure of water pushing against it. ...

on the

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river in

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. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supplies a

underground power station An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods. One or mor ...

with water. Before reaching the power station, water is diverted through a headrace tunnel. Construction on the project began in 1993 and it was complete in 2004. The last two of the

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-generators went online in March 2004. It is owned by SJVN.

Scheduling and generation despatch

The scheduling and despatch of the Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power plant is done by Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre which is the apex body to ensure the integrated operation of the power system grid in the Northern region and comes under

Power System Operation Corporation Limited Grid Controller of India Limited (GRID-INDIA) is a division of the Ministry of Power, Government of India. The new name of Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) is Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India) since 09th Novembe ...

(POSOCO).

Sponsors and investors

* Sponsor Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation * Kvaerner /

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* Foundation Continental Construction Corporation *

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* Jaiprakash Associates Limited

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Scheduling and generation despatch

Sponsors and investors

See also

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