Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP)

Chipilima Hydro Power plant
Power grids in CHEP
Location	Chipilima, Sambalpur, Orissa
Status	Functional
Owner(s)	Orissa Hydro Power Corporation Ltd, Bhubaneswar[1]
Power station information
Primary fuel	Hydropower
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	75 MW[2][3]

Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP) (Oriya: ଚିପିଲିମା ଜଳବିଦ୍ୟୁତ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ) is a hydropower plant located iat Chipilima, Sambalpur, Orissa, India.

The Orissa government has plans for the modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of Burla Hydro Electric Project (BHEP) and 3rd unit of Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP) during the 11th five year plan tenure.^[3] which in effect lead to modernisation and renovation of the 1st and the 2nd unit of Chipilima Hydro-Electric Project (CHEP) has been completed lengthening the longevity of these two units. This project being a part of the other hydro electric projects of Orissa collectively contributed 5234 million unit in 2005-06, to 7354 million units in 2006-07, and to 7883 million units in 2008-09.^[3]

Location

It is located at 21°21′13.03″N 83°55′0.99″E / 21.3536194°N 83.9169417°E / 21.3536194; 83.9169417. It is situated at Chipilima, 32.2 km from Sambalpur on the National Highway 6. Nearest airport is Raipur, Chattisgarh. (262 km)

Footnotes

1. ^ http://www.prabhadeep-nbc.com/clientslist.html
2. ^ OHPC to add 171 megawatt
3. ^ ^{a b c} Orissa government plans to take up modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of BHEP and 3rd unit of CHEP during the 11th five year plan period.12 August 2008

Reference

• Nayak, Ajit. Power struggle. August 4, 2011