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TEHRI PUMPED STORAGE PLANT

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SALIENT FEATURES
i.Upstream Reservoir : Tehri Dam Reservoir (Already commissioned)

ii. Downstream Reservoir : Koteshwar Dam Reservoir (Already commissioned)

iii Head Water Levels
Maximum :830 m
Minimum:740 m
iv.Head Race Tunnels : Two nos concrete lined HRTs (HRT-3 & HRT-4)
Dia 8.5 M, Length HRT-3: 932m, HRT4 :1060m already constructed
v.Upstream Surge Shaft
Location :End of HRT
Number : 2 composed of two horizontal galleries, linked with a vertical shaft.
Width of galleries : approx. 8 m
Height of galleries:approx. 8 m
Length of galleries : approx. 105 m
Vertical shaft diameter : approx. 10 m
Penstock Bifurcation: at the base of surge shaft with gates
vi. Penstocks
Number : 04
Dia: 6.0 m
Type: Steel lined
vii Power House
Type : Underground
Size of Machine hall : max. width :25.4 m + lining
: Height :57.3 m
: Length :201 m
Location : Left Bank
Rated unit capacity : 250 MW
Installed capacity : 1000 MW
Number of units : 04 nos.
Type of Machine : Variable speed vertical
Francis type reversible Turbine.
Turbine Net Head Range : 120.4m to 219.4 m
Pump delivery Head Range : 130.5m to 229.5 m
Design Head : 188 m

Rotational Speed : Variable speed

Distributor axis : approx. EL 568 M
Submergence : approx. 38 m
Output
-Nominal value : 278 MVA
-Maximum capacity : 306 MVA
Rated electrical power output: 250 M W
at about 188m WC of rated net Head
viii) Downstream Surge Shaft
Nos. : 02
Dia : approx. 18 m
Height : approx. 101 m
ix) Tail Race Tunnels
Nos : 02
Dia : 9.0 m
Length :
TRT-3 : 1081 m
TRT-4: 1176 m
x) Tail Water Levels
Maximum: 612.5 m
Minimum (in pump mode) : 606 m
Minimum (in turbine mode) : 603 m
Average :609.5 m