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Introduction TEHRI PUMPED STORAGE PLANT

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i.         Upstream Reservoir           : Tehri Dam Reservoir (Already commissioned)
 
ii.        Downstream Reservoir      :  Koteshwar Dam Reservoir (Already commissioned)

iii        Head Water Levels

               Maximum               :  830 m

               Minimum               :  740 m

iv.       Head Race Tunnels            :  Two nos concrete lined HRTs (HRT-3 & HRT-4)

                                                     Dia 8.5 M, Length HRT-3: 932m, HRT–4 :1060m already constructed 

v.       Upstream Surge Shaft

     Location                            :   End of HRT

     Number                             :   2 composed of two horizontal galleries, linked with a vertical shaft.

     Width of galleries            :    approx. 8 m

     Height of galleries           :    approx. 8 m

     Length of galleries           :    approx. 105 m

     Vertical shaft diameter    :    approx. 10 m

    Penstock Bifurcation           :    at the base of surge shaft with gates

vi.  Penstocks

     Number                              :           04

     Dia                                     :           6.0 m

     Type                                   :           Steel lined

vii   Power House

Type                                       :          Underground

Size of Machine hall               :          max. width   :25.4 m + lining

         :          Height           :57.3 m

         :          Length          :201 m

Location                                  :          Left Bank

Rated unit capacity                 :           250 MW

Installed capacity                    :           1000 MW

Number of units                      :           04 nos.

Type of Machine                      :           Variable speed vertical

                                                           Francis type reversible Turbine.

Turbine Net Head Range          :           120.4m to 219.4 m

Pump delivery Head Range      :           130.5m to 229.5 m

Design Head                             :           188 m

 Rotational Speed                      :           Variable speed

Distributor axis                        :           approx. EL 568 M

Submergence                           :            approx. 38 m

Output
-Nominal value                         :           278 MVA

-Maximum capacity                  :           306 MVA

Rated electrical power output  :           250 M W

at about 188m WC of rated net Head

viii)  Downstream Surge Shaft

Nos.                                          :          02

Dia                                           :          approx. 18 m

Height                                      :          approx. 101 m

ix)   Tail Race Tunnels

Nos                                           :           02

Dia                                            :           9.0 m

Length                                      :
TRT-3                                        :         1081 m

          TRT-4                                        :         1176 m

x)  Tail Water Levels

          Maximum                                  :          612.5 m

          Minimum (in pump mode)         :          606    m

          Minimum (in turbine mode)      :          603    m

          Average                                      :         609.5  m