NHPC has successfully commissioned Nimoo Bazgo Hydro Electric (HE) Project in Jammu and Kashmir on 10 October, 2013.
The company has commenced commercial operations of Unit-I, Unit-II and Unit-III of the project. The Nimoo Bazgo power project is a run-of-the-river project on the Indus River situated at village Alchi, 70 km from Leh.
The project has three surface power units of 15 MW each, with an installed capacity of 45 MW. Every unit has a 3.3 mtr dia, each 63 mtr long penstocks. Each operating unit will be designed for a discharge of 48.7 cu mtr per second and also have transformer yard and switch yard.
Unit-III of Nimoo Bazgo HEP had been commissioned in November 2012, while Unit-II was commissioned in January 2013.
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