Chipilima Hydro Electric Project Explained

Chipilima Hydro Power plant
Location:	Chipilima, Sambalpur, Odisha
Owner:	Odisha Hydro Power Corporation, Bhubaneswar^[1]
Status:	Functional
Th Fuel Primary:	Hydropower
Ps Electrical Capacity:	75 MW^[2]

Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP) is a hydropower plant located at Chipilima, Sambalpur, Odisha, India.

The Odisha government has plans for the modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of Burla Hydro Electric Project (BHEP) and 3rd unit of Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP) during the 11th five year plan tenure.^[3] which in effect lead to modernisation and renovation of the 1st and the 2nd unit of Chipilima Hydro-Electric Project (CHEP) has been completed lengthening the longevity of these two units. This project being a part of the other hydro electric projects of Odisha collectively contributed 5234 million unit in 2005–06, to 7354 million units in 2006–07, and to 7883 million units in 2008–09.^[3]

Location

It is situated at Chipilima, 32.2 km from Sambalpur on the National Highway 6. Nearest airport is Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (262 km)

References

• Nayak, Ajit. Power struggle . August 4, 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBC ASIA : Profile : Clients List . 2011-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131231109/http://www.prabhadeep-nbc.com/clientslist.html . 2012-01-31 .
2. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ohpc-to-add-171-megawatt/289832/ OHPC to add 171 megawatt
3. http://www.infraline.com/power/State/Orissa/BalimelaI.aspx Odisha government plans to take up modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of BHEP and 3rd unit of CHEP during the 11th five year plan period