Birahi Ganga Hydro Power Ltd

About the Company :

Birahi Ganga Power have commissioned 7.2 MW Birahi Ganga Hydro Electric Project located in Chamoli Distt of Uttarakhand, in Birahi Village on National Highway No.58 leading to Joshimath. It is approximately 7 Kms. From Chamoli & 9 kms. Before PipalKoti. It utilizes waters of Birahi Ganga – a tributary of river Alaknanda. Average bed slope of Birahi Ganga from Diversion site to Power House is about 1 in 20. Power House for the Birahi Ganga SHP is just u/s of the confluence point of Birahi Ganga and Alaknanda Rivers on the National Highway No. 58 leading to Joshimath.

The Project utilizes a Rated Head of 54.5 m, at a design discharge of 17.435 cumecs for a generation capacity of 7.2 MW (3 x 2.4 MW) plus 10 % overload. It is estimated that in a 75% dependable year, the project will produce annual energy of about 39.78 million units. Power will be evacuated to Chamoli sub-station Kothiyalsain at 33 kV, which is located about 13 km from the powerhouse site.