240 MW Uri H.E.P Stage -II (NHPC)
Location: J & K
Capacity: [240 MW]
The Uri H.E.P. Stage-II is a run-of-the-river schme without any pondage on Jhelum river in Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir. The project envisages construction of a 52 m high concrete gravity dam, and an underground Power House on the left bank of the river. The project will have an installed capacity of 4×60 MW to generate 1123.76 Million Units in a 90% dependable year by utilizing a gross head of 130m.
Present Status:
All the major civil works have since been awarded to M/s HCC Ltd. River diversion , Dam abutement excavation, HRT heading excavation, PH excavation and EOT crane in service bay completed, Dam concreting upto RBL 79.09% completed. Delayed award of the E&M package is likely to cause slippage in terms of scheduled completion of the project. Excavation in power house and surge shaft is progressing well. HRT heading excavation completed, HRT benching completed except 53m of face- 5, TRT heading excavation completed except only TRT outlet portion 49m left, and benching 71.14%completed upto June 09.
Status as on December 2009 : Excavation in power house and surge shaft is progressing well. HRT heading excavation completed, HRT benching completed except 13m of face-5, TRT heading excavation completed except only TRT outlet portion 49m left, and benching 94.08% completed upto March 10.
