Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant

Dul Hasti Dam
Dul Hasti Dam
Location of Dul Hasti Dam in Jammu and Kashmir
Dul Hasti Dam
Dul Hasti Dam (India)
CountryIndia
LocationKishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates33°22′09″N 75°47′54″E / 33.3692°N 75.7984°E / 33.3692; 75.7984
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1985
Opening date2007 (2007)
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsChenab River
Height70 m (230 ft)
Length190 m (620 ft)
Elevation at crest1,250 metres (4,100 ft)
Spillway capacity8,000 m3/s (280,000 cu ft/s)
Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant
Coordinates33°17′13″N 75°45′44″E / 33.2869°N 75.7621°E / 33.2869; 75.7621
Commission date2007
Hydraulic head200 metres (660 ft)
Turbines3 x 130 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity390 MW

Dul Hasti hydroelectric power project, includes the existing Dul Hasti Stage-I Hydroelectric Power Project with 390 MW capacity and the under-construction Dul Hasti Stage-II Hydroelectric Power Project with 260 MW capacity, in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in India built and operated by NHPC. Stage-I has been generating over 2000 million units of electricity per year.