Baglihar Hydropower Project, Jammu & Kashmir

Baglihar Hydropower Project, Jammu & Kashmir
The Baglihar Hydropower Project represents a milestone in development of the state's rich hydropower resources. Baglihar is one of a series of projects planned or under construction on the Chenab River whose live storage volumes are constrained by the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan.
Client:
Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation
(JKPDC), Srinagar/Jammu
Period:
1998 - 2010
Services:
  • Design review
  • Review of construction and supply contracts
  • Review of financing arrangements
  • Assistance in contract negotiations
  • Supervision of civil and electromechanical works
  • Contract management
Technical data:
Dam
  • Type: concrete gravity
  • Height/ length: 143 m/170 m
  • Volume: 1.9 million m³
  • Reservoir: 475 million m³
  • Gross head: 130 m

Powerhouse
  • Cavern (width/height/length) Stage I and II 24 m/51 m/121 m and 100 m
  • Rated discharge per stage: 430 m³/s
  • Installed capacity Stage I: 3 x 150 MW
  • Installed capacity Stage II:  3 x 150 MW
  • Annual energy output Stage I and II:  4182 GWh

Headrace tunnel
  • Length per stage: about 2000 m
  • Diameter: 10 m
Department
Water
Spectrum
Geotechnical Engineering, Geology and Dams
Contract Management and Cost Control
Country
India
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