Hydro projects lower generation to protect turbine blades
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Some hydropower plants located downstream have decided to curtail operations to protect their turbine blades from the high silt content in the Rishiganga river water following the glacier burst and flash floods in Uttarakhand, said two people aware of the development, requesting anonymity.
“Some projects downstream are exercising caution and not allowing the silt-laden water to enter their turbines. This is a standard precautionary measure, said a senior government functionary, one of the two people cited above.
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JPVL has a 400-megawatt Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project with its barrage over the Alaknanda river, and the project s tail race tunnel discharging water in river Dhauli Ganga, it stated.
Uttarakhand glacier burst: JPVL closes Vishnuprayag hydropower project
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Rescue operations underway near Tapovan Tunnel, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Monday.
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. Updated: 08 Feb 2021, 03:40 PM IST PTI
Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JPVL) has said it has closed its Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project (VHEP) as a precaution in view of flash foods in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand
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NEW DELHI :
Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JPVL) has said it has closed its Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project (VHEP) as a precaution in view of flash foods in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.