A large-scale storage hydropower development opportunity located in a hydrologically rich South Asian river basin. The project is a fully engineered, high-head scheme designed for long-term baseload renewable energy generation with strong regional export potential.
Project Overview
The project is a storage-based hydropower scheme featuring a major RCC dam and a large reservoir system providing significant active storage capacity. The design enables multi-season regulation and optimized generation during peak demand periods.
Installed Capacity: 417 MW
Turbine Configuration: 4 × 104.25 MW vertical-axis Pelton units
Design Net Head: ~610 m
Design Discharge: 78.4 m³/s
Project Type: Storage Hydropower (High Head)
Status: Ready to Build Project
Dam & Reservoir
A major curved gravity RCC dam forms a large reservoir system with substantial storage enabling seasonal regulation.
Dam Height: 248 m
Reservoir Total Storage: 474 million m³
Live Storage: 350 million m³
Spillway: Ogee, non-gated overflow designed for extreme flood handling up to PMF conditions
Flood Handling: Designed for extreme hydrological scenarios including PMF-level inflows
Waterway System
The project features a highly engineered hydraulic layout designed for high-head energy transfer:
~8.2 km concrete-lined headrace tunnel (horse-shoe profile)
Surge shaft system (165 m high, 16 m diameter)
Multi-section steel-lined pressure shafts and drop shafts
Underground powerhouse and transformer caverns
Fully optimized high-pressure conveyance system for efficiency and stability
Powerhouse
Underground powerhouse complex
Pelton turbine configuration optimized for high-head operation
Robust geological setting with sandstone host rock conditions
Transmission & Grid Integration
~112 km high-voltage transmission line
400 kV double-circuit design
Direct interconnection to a major regional substation hub
Energy Output
Annual Generation: ~1,280 GWh
Firm Energy: ~672 GWh
Secondary Energy: ~608 GWh
Strong seasonal load balancing and export capability
Estimated Project Cost (OPCC)
Total CAPEX: ~USD 1.3 – 1.4 billion (depending on transmission scope)
Fully itemized civil, electro-mechanical, hydro-mechanical, and infrastructure components included
Key Investment Highlights
Large-scale storage hydropower asset with high head efficiency
Long-life infrastructure with underground powerhouse design
Strong geological and hydrological resource base
High flexibility for peak load and export markets
Currency: USD
Target Price / Revenue: TBD
Target Price / EBITDA: TBD
