The Chamera Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the River Ravi, located near the town of Dalhousie, in the Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. A large proportion of the resultant reservoir, called Chamera Lake, lies in the Salooni sub-division of Chamba and was established for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity.
The Chamera hydroelectric plants were completed in three phases in 1994, 2003 and 2012. The first plant uses conventional hydroelectric methods for generating power, whilst the second two plants use run-of-the-river methods. The combined generating capacity of the three plants is .
Overview Commenced in 1984, the Chamera Dam is high and long. When full, the reservoir has a capacity of and covers at an elevation of , drawn from a catchment area of . The minimum water level for the power plant to operate is .
During the first phase, in 1994 three Francis-type turbines were commissioned, each with generating capacity of ; or in total. In the second phase, in 2003, another three turbines were commissioned, each with generating capacity of ; or in total. In the third phase, in 2012, another three turbines were commissioned, each with generating capacity of ; or in total.
The Chamera Dam and hydroelectric power stations are owned and operated by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (or NHPC Limited), a public-listed company. ().
Environment The unique feature of the region is the fluctuating day and night temperature. The temperature during the day near the dam rises up to and drops to a minimum of at night.
See also
List of conventional hydroelectric power stations List of dams and reservoirs in India List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations
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