Hydroelectric power in Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia Hydroelectric power in Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is extremely rich in its hydroelectricity resources. The state is having about twenty five percent of the national potential in this aspect. It has been estimated that about 27,436 MW of hydel power can be generated in the state by the construction of various hydel projects on the five perennial river basins no matter they are major, medium or small. Out of total hydel potential of the state, 8,418 MW is harnessed so far, out of which only 7.6 % is under the control of Himachal Pradesh Government while the rest being exploited by the Central Government. The state government has been giving the highest priority for its development, since hydel generation can meet the growing need of power for industry, agriculture and rural electrification. It is also the biggest source of income to the state as it provides electricity to the other states also. Himachal has enough resources to generate surplus power but, sometimes this is a misconception as in winters the power shortage overshoots ten lakh units per day due to less flow of water in rivers and at the same time increase in lighting and heating load. Due to increased industrialization and rural electrification this figure is expected to rise even further. Contents 1 Completed projects 1.1 Girinagar Hydel Project 1.2 Binwa Hydel Project 1.3 Sanjay Vidyut Pariyojna 1.4 Bassi Hydroelectric Project 1.5 Larji Hydroelectric Project 1.6 Andhra Hydel Project 1.7 Rongtong Hydel Project 1.8 Baner and Neugal Project 1.9 Nathpa Jhakri Project 2 References Completed projects Girinagar Hydel Project Situated on the river Giri of the Sirmour District, Girinagar Hydel project has an installed capacity of 60 MW, with 2 units of 30 MW each. This project, which is run - off - the - river scheme comes under HPSEB and is operational for 29 years. 121 Binwa hydel project The project with an installed capacity office 16 MW comprising 3 units each, is located near Baijnath in District Kangra. The project is situated 25 km from Palampur and 14 km from Baijnath is constructed at an elevation of 1515 mets. above the mean sea level. This project constitutes a 62 mets. long tunnel that connects trench weirs in Banu Khad and Prahal Khud. Sanjay vidyut pariyojna Located in the Kinnaur district, on the river Bhaba is a completely underground project with an installed capacity of 120 MW, comprising 3 units each of 40 MW. The uniqueness of this project lies in its underground switchyard, a feature that no other hydel project in Asia can brag about. Completed in 1989 - 90, the estimated cost was about 167 crore rupees. The total length of tunnels including those secured in after completing the project is 12 km. Bassi hydroelectric project Bassi project ( 66 MW ) is an extension of Beas Power House ( Mandi District ) constituting 4 units of 16.5 MW each. It utilizes the tail water of Shanon Power House of Joginder Nagar project and generates 145 MW per annum. Larji hydroelectric project Larji hydroelectric project is on river Beas in Kullu district with an installed capacity of 126 MW. The project was completed in September 2007. Andhra hydel project Commissioned during the year 1987 - 88, the project has 3 units of 5.5 MW which makes it 16.5 MW of installed capacity. It is located in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. The cost of the project was estimated to be around 9.74 crores, generating 89 MW per annum and it transmitting to the state grid via the Neogli power house near Rampur. Rongtong hydel project Rongtong is a 2 MW project that is located in the Lahaul - Spiti district on Rongtong Nullaha, a tributary of Spiti river. Located at an elevation of 3,600 metres in a snow adhered region, this was the first hydel project executed for the socio - economic upliftment of the tribals of this area. It is one of the highest in the world. The snow fed water runnel tapped at an elevation of 3,788 mets. is diverted through 2,825 mets. long channel and 259 mets. long tunnel into an open reservoir with a capacity of 14,000 cubic mets. Renovated by APE Power Pvt. Ltd. Baner and Neugal project With the combined installed capacity of 12 MW the projects are situated on Baner and Neugal streams respectively in Kangra District. Both of the streams emerge from Dhauladhar and join Beas in the form of tributaries in south. Nathpa Jhakri Project One of the major project on the Sutlej river is the Nathpa Jhakri Dam which generates nearly 1500 MW of electricity. The project is funded by World Bank. its construction cost is around 8000 crores References Jump up ^ `` HPSEBL ''. hpseb.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Largi Hydroelectric Project JH00501 - ''. india-wris.nrsc.gov.in. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Larji Hydro Electric Project inaugurated ''. The Hindu. 2007 - 09 - 24. ISSN 0971 - 751X. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ Power resources of Himachal Jump up ^ Balokhra, Jag Mohan ( 2013 ) - `` The Wonderland HIMACHAL PRADESH - An Encyclopedia On The State of Western Himalayas '', ISBN 978 - 81 - 86351 - 05 - 5 4. 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Question: hydro power potential in hp according to latest estimate
Answer: about twenty five percent of the national potential