Tala Hydroelectric Power Station

Coordinates: 27°02′10.38″N 089°35′43.17″E / 27.0362167°N 89.5953250°E / 27.0362167; 89.5953250
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Tala Dam
Pelton-type
Installed capacity1,020 MW (1,370,000 hp)[1]

Tala Hydroelectric Power Station is a

Pelton turbine-generators. The difference in elevation between the dam and the power station affords the project a hydraulic head of 860 m (2,822 ft).[2][unreliable source?
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Preliminary construction on the project began in 1997 and major works were underway by 1999. The power equipments viz. turbines, generators etc. were designed and manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), at their various factories in India. The first generator was commissioned on 31 July 2006 and the final on 30 March 2007.[3] The project cost was about US$900 million and was financed by India through grants. All of the electricity generated is exported to India through three 400kV transmission lines.[2]

The power station is the country's biggest hydropower project and the fourth after the Chuka project (336 MW) in 1988, followed by Kurichhu (60 MW) in 2001, and Basochho (40 MW) in 2005. Electricity revenue was expected to provide no less than 60% of the government's entire revenue in 2009. In 2017, 97.7% of Bhutanese households had access to electricity.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Salient Features - Tala". DrukGreen. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Tala Hydroelectric Project, Bhutan". Power Technology. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Tala Hydropower Plant". DrukGreen. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Bhutan's happiness is large dam, fast GDP". The Economic Times, India. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ^ Worldbank