A large-scale storage hydropower development opportunity located in a hydrologically rich South Asian river basin. The project is a fully engineered, high-head scheme designed for long-term baseload renewable energy generation with strong regional export potential.
Project Overview
The project is a storage-based hydropower scheme featuring a major RCC dam and a large reservoir system providing significant active storage capacity. The design enables multi-season regulation and optimized generation during peak demand periods.
- Installed Capacity: 417 MW
- Turbine Configuration: 4 × 104.25 MW vertical-axis Pelton units
- Design Net Head: ~610 m
- Design Discharge: 78.4 m³/s
- Project Type: Storage Hydropower (High Head)
- Status: Ready to Build Project
Dam & Reservoir
A major curved gravity RCC dam forms a large reservoir system with substantial storage enabling seasonal regulation.
- Dam Height: 248 m
- Reservoir Total Storage: 474 million m³
- Live Storage: 350 million m³
- Spillway: Ogee, non-gated overflow designed for extreme flood handling up to PMF conditions
- Flood Handling: Designed for extreme hydrological scenarios including PMF-level inflows
Waterway System
The project features a highly engineered hydraulic layout designed for high-head energy transfer:
- ~8.2 km concrete-lined headrace tunnel (horse-shoe profile)
- Surge shaft system (165 m high, 16 m diameter)
- Multi-section steel-lined pressure shafts and drop shafts
- Underground powerhouse and transformer caverns
- Fully optimized high-pressure conveyance system for efficiency and stability
Powerhouse
- Underground powerhouse complex
- Pelton turbine configuration optimized for high-head operation
- Robust geological setting with sandstone host rock conditions
Transmission & Grid Integration
- ~112 km high-voltage transmission line
- 400 kV double-circuit design
- Direct interconnection to a major regional substation hub
Energy Output
- Annual Generation: ~1,280 GWh
- Firm Energy: ~672 GWh
- Secondary Energy: ~608 GWh
- Strong seasonal load balancing and export capability
Estimated Project Cost (OPCC)
- Total CAPEX: ~USD 1.3 – 1.4 billion (depending on transmission scope)
- Fully itemized civil, electro-mechanical, hydro-mechanical, and infrastructure components included
Key Investment Highlights
- Large-scale storage hydropower asset with high head efficiency
- Long-life infrastructure with underground powerhouse design
- Strong geological and hydrological resource base
- High flexibility for peak load and export markets
Financial Forecast
| Parameter / Metric |
Conservative Scenario ($65/MWh) |
Base Scenario ($75/MWh) |
Optimistic Scenario ($85/MWh) |
| Annual Generation |
1,280,000 MWh |
1,280,000 MWh |
1,280,000 MWh |
| Estimated Gross Revenue |
~$83,200,000 USD |
~$96,000,000 USD |
~$108,800,000 USD |
| Estimated OPEX(O&M, Admin, Insurance) |
~$10,000,000 USD |
~$12,000,000 USD |
~$13,000,000 USD |
| Estimated EBITDA |
~$73,200,000 USD |
~$84,000,000 USD |
~$95,800,000 USD |
| EBITDA Margin |
~88% |
~87.5% |
~88% |
