Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
The Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant is a 1,091 megawatts run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Sutlej River in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nathpa Jhakri Dam.
Nathpa Jhakri Dam
Dam
The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej river in Rampur Bushahr, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supplies a 1,500 megawatts underground power station with water. Nathpa Jhakri Dam is situated 4 km northwest of Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant.
Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in India
- Categories: dam, run-of-river hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.54438° or 31° 32′ 40″ northLongitude
78.01402° or 78° 0′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8J3WG2V7+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 429548141Wikidata ID
Q13447506
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Karcham Wangtoo”
- French: “Barrage de Karcham Wangtoo”
- Hindi: “करछम वांगतू जलविद्युत परियोजना”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Karcham Wangtoo-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Karcham Wangtoo-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Карчам-Вангту”
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