BODHGHAT - HYDRO

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The Indira Sarovar Hydroelectric Project's main objective is to assist in meeting the electricity demand in the State of Madhya Pradesh and in the Western Region of India through the addition of 500 MW of hydro-power capacity and better use of the existing thermal plants. The project comprises the construction of a 500 MW (4 x 125 MW) hydro-power station including all equipment, civil works and a transmission line to the Western Regional grid. Main works include a 90 m high, 1650 m long combined gravity and rock-fill dam, about 4500 m of tunnels and shafts, a powerhouse, and 5 km of discharge channels. The project also includes a pilot thermal plant rehabilitation program designed to provide for more efficient use of MPEB's thermal stations, which will serve as a basis for eventual development of an India-wide rehabilitation program, and improvement and expansion of MPEB's data processing unit and services.