Teesta V Dam

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Teesta V Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Teesta River in Sikkim, India, built to generate power as part of a large run-of-the-river energy project.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
run-of-the-river power station
affectsRiverStretch Teesta River in Sikkim
linked to: Teesta River
associatedWith Teesta Stage III Hydroelectric Project
Teesta Stage IV Hydroelectric Project
commissioned 2008
connectedTo regional transmission network of Sikkim
constructionBegan 2000
country India
designType concrete gravity dam
gridConnection Eastern Regional Grid of India
hasCatchmentArea Teesta upper catchment in Sikkim
hasEnvironmentalConcerns downstream flow alteration
landslide risk
seismic risk
hasInfrastructureType large dam
hasPowerhouseLocation underground
hasSocioEconomicImpact electricity supply to northeastern India
employment generation during construction
hasSpillway yes
installedCapacity 510 MW
isMajorProjectOf NHPC Limited
locatedIn Singtam subdivision
locatedInCountrySubdivision Northeast India
locatedInDistrict East Sikkim district
locatedInRegion eastern Himalayas
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
locatedInState Sikkim
locatedOnRiver Teesta River
nearestTown Singtam
numberOfGeneratingUnits 3
numberOfTurbines 3
operator NHPC Limited
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
ownedBy Government of India (via NHPC)
linked to: NHPC Limited

NHPC Limited
partOf Teesta River hydroelectric development
Teesta cascade development
plantCommissionedUnit1 2007
plantCommissionedUnit2 2007
plantCommissionedUnit3 2008
plantType run-of-the-river
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose power generation
regulatesFlowFor downstream Teesta hydropower projects
riverBasin Teesta River basin
spillwayType gated overflow
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
unitCapacity 170 MW

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