Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
| Karcham Wangtoo Dam | |
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Karcham Wangtoo Dam Location of Karcham Wangtoo Dam in India Karcham Wangtoo Dam Karcham Wangtoo Dam (Himachal Pradesh) | |
| Official name | Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant |
| Coordinates | 31°32′35.53″N 78°00′54.80″E / 31.5432028°N 78.0152222°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2005 |
| Opening date | 2011 |
| Construction cost | Rs. 7,150 crore ($687 million USD 2011) |
| Owner | JSW Group |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Sutlej River |
| Height | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Length | 177.8 m (583 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 1,813 m (5,948 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Surface area | 588 m2 (0 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 1,810 m (5,938 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2011 |
| Hydraulic head | 298 m (978 ft) (gross) |
| Turbines | 4 x 250 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 1,000 MW |
| Annual generation | 4,560 GWh est. |
The Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant is a 1,091 megawatts (1,463,000 hp) run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Sutlej River in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India.