Chutak Hydroelectric Project

The Chutak Hydroelectric Project is a run-of-the-river power project on Suru River (Tributary of Indus) in Kargil district in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (224 km away from the state's summer capital Srinagar). The barrage of the project is at Sarze village and the power house is be located on the right bank of river Suru near Chutak Village. The project construction began on September 23, 2006 and is expected to be commissioned by Feb 2011.

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Chutak Hydroelectric Project
	Chutak Hydroelectric Excavation
	Chutak Hydroelectric Layout Plan

The project include construction of 47.5 m long barrage, having 15m height above the crest level, underground Power House, and 3.3 m dia & 10.02 km long head race tunnel and installation of 4 nos. of vertical Francis turbine of 11 MW each. The project envisages utilizing a gross head of 63.4 m to generate 216.41 GWh in a 90% dependable year with an installed capacity of 44 MW. Each 11 MW Underground generating unit will operate under a rated head of 52 m and a rated discharge of 24.05 cubic metres per second. The barrage diverts water from the river and involves a flooding of only 0.135 km2. Thus the power density is 44 MW per 0.135 km2, i.e. very high 326 W/m2, compared to dam-based hydroelectric projects. The project will be connected to the Northern Grid by the 220 kV Leh-Srinagar transmission line, which is to be scheduled for commissioning along with project’s commissioning. The Project is being developed by M/s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.