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| Teesta H.E Project, Stage-V, is one of the six hydropower schemes in a cascade identified on river Teesta in East Sikkim District. The Project headquarter at Singtam is at a distance of 110 kms from nearest airport Bagdogra (Siliguri) and about 90 km from railhead at New Jalpaiguri. It is a run of the river scheme with diurnal storage for peaking during the lean season and will generate 2573 MUs of energy in a 90% dependable year. |
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| Layout Plan : |
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| SALIENT FEATURES : |
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Location |
Distt. East Sikkim in Sikkim |
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Approach |
Nearest Rail Head - New Jalpaiguri, Nearest Airport - Bagdogra. |
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Capacity |
510 MW (3 x 170 MW) |
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Annual Generation |
2573 MUs |
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Project Cost |
Rs.2198.04 Crores (April 99 price level) |
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Beneficiary States |
Bihar, Sikkim, West Bengal,Orissa and DVC |
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Year of Commissioning/Completion Schedule |
2008 |
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| TECHNICAL FEATURES : |
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96.45 m high concrete gravity dam. |
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9.5 m dia, 17.106 km long Head Race Tunnel (Horse shoe shape) |
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3 Nos., D-shaped 6 m dia 155 m, 165 m, 175 m long Tail Race Tunnels. |
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Underground Power House containing 3 units of 170 MW each. |