Salient Features

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Attribute Value

1 Name of Powerhouse Varahi Power House

2 Name of Powerhouse Alias
3 State Karnataka
West flowing rivers from Tadri to
4 Basin
Kanyakumari
5 Hydroelectric Basin West Flowing Rivers
6 Seismic Zone Seismic Zone-III
7 Hydroelectric Development Type Run of the River
8 Structure Type Dam
9 Position of Powerhouse Others
10 Type Underground
11 Status of Powerhouse Operational
12 Completion Year
13 Pumped Storage No
14 Operating & Maintainance Agency
15 Net Maximum/ Minimum Head (m) 465.66/458.80
16 MDDL for Powerhouse (m) 557
17 Annual Design Energy (MU) 1060
18 Firm Power (MW) 121
19 No. of Turbines 4
20 Capacity per Turbine (MW) 115
21 Total Installed Capacity (MW) 460
22 Head Class of Turbine High (Above 60 m)
23 Water Conductor System (km) 1.3
24 Type of Turbine Pelton
25 Turbine Make BHEL India
26 Rated Head (m) 463.28
27 Specific Speed (mhp)
28 Rated Speed (rpm) 250
29 Generator Make BHEL India
30 No. of Penstock 4
31 Length of Penstock (m) 52.04
32 Penstock Size (m) - Internal Diameter 4/3
Design Discharge through each Penstock
33 33.4
(cumec)-Flow
 Salient Features

# Attribute Value
1 Hydroelectric Project Name Varahi Hydroelectric Project
2 Hydroelectric Project Name Alias
3 State Karnataka
4 Districts Raichur, Udupi
5 River Varahi
6 Basin West flowing rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari
7 Hydroelectric Region Southern HE Region
8 Total Installed Capacity (MW) 469
9 Type of Project Major (> 25 MW)
10 Hydroelectric Project Status Completed
11 Purpose Hydroelectric
12 Owner State
13 Owner Name KPCL
14 Interbasin No
15 Project Sharing None
16 Interstate Aggrements
17 Intercountry None
Remarks
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Varahi Hydroelectric Project JH01446

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The river Varahi takes its birth at a height of 730 m in the WesternGhats
at Hebbagilu, near Agumbe in Shimoga District. It joins the Arabian Sea
near Kundapur. After a 25 Km initial run, this swift andpowerful river falls
455 m in cascades to form the bellowing Kunchikal falls.Varahi is
Karnataka’s first underground powerhouse – a key milestone in the
corporation history of KPCL.Initially conceived as a surface power house
at the blueprint stage, Varahi was later converted into an
undergroundPowerhouse. The decision for the change-over was based
on three key parameters : technical, economical and our concern for
environment protection. Stage I of the Varahi Hydro Electric Project has
a total installed capacity of 230MW and Stage II of the Varahi Hydro
Electric Project has a total installed capacity of 230 MW contributing
1100 MUannually. This consists of 4 x 115 MW Generating Units
at Varahi underground Powerhouse and two 4.5 MW units inthe power
house at the Mani Dam site.
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