KOYNA POWER II

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The Second Koyna Hydroelectric Project in India will provide financing for the hydroelectric project, south east of Bombay in the state of Maharashtra. The Koyna development will be carried out in three stages: Stage I, will provide capacity of 240 MW; Stage II, will add 340 MW; and Stage III, will provide 100 MW in a tailwater plant. This project will consists of: (a) raising the height of the dam from elevation 2, 107 feet to its designed height of 2,180 feet; (b) completing the Koyna underground power station and installing four 75 MW Pelton type turbo-generating sets with transformer equipment, (c) constructing a small power station at the base of Koyna dam with two Kaplan type turbo - generating units of 20 MW each; (d) expanding the 220k switchyard; (e) constructing a 45 mile 220 kv double circuit line to the site of a new aluminum factory to be located at Jaigad; and (f) supplementing the transmission capacity toward Bombay. The demand for electricity in the Bombay-Poona area warrants substantial additions to generating capacity of the system serving this area as soon as possible. The completion of the second Stage of the Koyna development is the quickest and most economical method of providing this additional capacity.