Where-ever Ramganga river is mentioned in this document, it refers to Western Ramganga, which is a tributary of Ganga. The eastern Ramganga river, which is part of Sharda basin, is included in Sharda basin. Note: (P) in the bracket suggests the project is in private sector, throughout this document.
Loharkhet (P Parvatiya Power P Ltd Bageshwar) Projects in Ganga River sub basin downstream of confluence of Bhagirathi and AlaknandaĢ9. Agunda Thati (P Gunsola hydro Balganga river) Vanala (P Hima Urja P Ltd Banala stream)Ģ0. Deval (P Chamoli Hydro P Ltd on Pinder)ġ2. The list has been prepared based on various sources including Central Electricity Authority, Uttarakhand Jal Vidhyut Nigam (UJVNL), Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (UREDA) and Report of Inter Ministerial Group on Ganga basin.Įxisting Hydropower projects in Uttarakhandġ0. Photo: Matu Jan SangathanĮxisting hydropower projects in Uttarakhand In the table below we have given the sub basin-wise list of existing hydropower projects in Uttarakhand along with their capacities. Destroyed 400 MW Vishnuprayag HEP on Alaknanda. Sharda sub basin includes eastern Ramganga, Goriganga, Dhauliganga, Kaliganga and part of Mahakali basin. Besides Bhagirathi, Alaknanda and Ganga sub basin, other river basins of Uttarakhand include: Yamuna, Ramganga (Western Ramganga is taken as Ramganga basin in this document, eastern Ramganga is considered part of Sharda basin) and Sharda. The Ganga begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers and forms what we have called Ganga sub basin till it exits Uttarakhand. The 2,525 kms long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganga River is a trans-boundary river, shared between India and Bangladesh. River Basins in Uttarakhand Entire Uttarakhand is part of the larger Ganga basin. This document tries to give a picture of the status of various hydropower projects in various sub basins in Uttarakhand, giving a break up of projects at various stages, As per available information in July 2013. As Uttarakhand faced unprecedented flood disaster and as the issue of contribution of hydropower projects in this disaster was debated, questions for which there have been no clear answers were, how many hydropower projects are there in various river basins of Uttarakhand? How many of them are operating hydropower projects, how many are under construction and how many more are planned? How many projects are large (over 25 MW installed capacity), small (1-25 MW) and mini-micro (less than 1 MW installed capacity) in various basins at various stages?
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