The BeasRiver Basin is the major part of IndusRiver Basin. It rises near the Rohtang Pass in Kullu and flows through a gorge from Larji to Talwara and then enters the Punjab plains to meet the Sutlej at Harike. Its total length is 460 km and catchment area is 20,303 sq km.
The project wise generation data of large hydro with installed capacity of the basin in the latest year 2012-13.
| SN | Projects |
State |
Inst Capacity (MW) |
Generation (MU) |
MU/MW |
| 1 | Bassi |
Himachal Pradesh |
60 |
246 |
4.1 |
| 2 | Dehar |
Himachal Pradesh |
990 |
3221 |
3.25 |
| 3 | Larji |
Himachal Pradesh |
126 |
652 |
5.17 |
| 4 | Malana |
Himachal Pradesh |
86 |
333 |
3.87 |
| 5 | Mukerian |
Punjab |
207 |
1420 |
6.86 |
| 6 | Pong |
Himachal Pradesh |
396 |
1824 |
4.61 |
| 7 | Shanan |
Punjab |
110 |
436 |
3.96 |
| 8 | Allain Duhangan* |
Himachal Pradesh |
192 |
681 |
3.55 |
| 9 | Malana-II** |
Himachal Pradesh |
100 |
312 |
3.12 |
| Total |
|
2267 |
9125 |
4.03 |
* The Generation figure of Allain Duhangan is available for two year as it commissioned in the year 2010.
** The Generation figure of Malana-II is available for one year only as it commissioned in the year 2011.
- The above graph shows the trend line of power generation of Big Hydropower projects for last 28 years in the basin, the trend-line shows diminishing generation from existing hydro power projects of Beas River Basin.
- It shows that the per MW generation in 2012-13 (4.03) has dropped by a huge 17.52% from the highest per MW generation (4.88) achieved in the year 1998-99.
- All generation figures have been taken from official data of Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
List of other projects (up to 25 MW) under operation (for which latest generation figures not available):
| SN | Project |
Ins Cap (MW) |
State |
| 1 |
Binwa |
6 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 2 |
Gaj |
10.50 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 3 |
Baner |
12 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 4 |
Khauli |
12 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 5 |
Dehar |
5.00 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 6 |
Maujhi |
4.50 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 7 |
Raskat |
0.80 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 8 |
Baragran |
3.00 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 9 |
Aleo |
3.00 |
Himachal Pradesh |
| 10 |
Marthi |
5.00 |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Total |
61.8 |
— |
Source: http://www.hpseb.com/hydro_potential.htm
List of proposed and under construction projects in the basin:
| Project |
Ins Cap (MW) |
State |
Status |
|
| 1 | Uhl-III |
100 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 2 | Sainj |
100 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 3 | Khauli-II |
6.60 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 4 | Parbati-II |
800 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 5 | Parbati-III |
520 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 6 | Patikari |
16 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 7 | Neogal |
15 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 8 | Lambadug |
25 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 9 | Baragaon |
11 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 10 | Fozal |
9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 11 | Baner-II |
6 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 12 | Parbati-I |
750 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 13 | Kilhi-Balh |
7.50 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 14 | Dhaula-Sidh |
66 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Under Construction |
| 15 | Thana-Plaun HEP |
141 |
Himachal Pradesh |
EAC TOR Approved |
| 16 | Triveni Mahadev |
78 |
Himachal Pradesh |
EAC TOR Approved |
| 17 | Nakthan HEP |
520 |
Himachal Pradesh |
EAC TOR Approved |
| 18 | Gharopa |
99 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Proposed |
| Total |
3270.1 |
— |
— |
EAC: Expert Appraisal Committee of MoEF
Source: http://www.hpseb.com/hydro_potential.htm ; http://envfor.nic.in
Map of Hydroelectric Projects in Beas River Basin available at:
https://sandrp.in/basin_maps/Hydropower_Projects_in_Beas_Basin.pdf
South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (www.sandrp.in) June 2013
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