Ratle Dam | |
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Country | India |
Location | Drabshalla, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir |
Coordinates | 33°10′55″N 75°48′19″E / 33.1819°N 75.8052°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2022 |
Opening date | 2026 (est.) |
Owner(s) | NHPC LIMITED |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Chenab River |
Height | 133 m (436 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Active capacity | 10,000,000 m3 (8,100 acre⋅ft) |
Ratle Hydroelectric Plant | |
Coordinates | 33°9′9.21″N 75°45′05.68″E / 33.1525583°N 75.7515778°E |
Type | 4 x 205 MW, 1 x 30 MW Francis-type |
Hydraulic head | 100.39 m (329.4 ft) |
Installed capacity | 850 MW |
The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station, with permitted pondage under the Indus Water Treaty, currently under construction on the Chenab River, downstream of the village near Drabshalla in Kishtwar district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The project includes a 133 m (436 ft) tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another. Water from the dam will be diverted through four intake tunnels about 400 m (0.25 mi) southwest to the power stations. The main power station will contain four 205 MW Francis turbines and the auxiliary power station will contain one 30 MW Francis turbine. The installed capacity of both power stations will be 850 MW. [1] [2] On 25 June 2013, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the dam. Pakistan has frequently alleged that it violates the Indus Waters Treaty. [3] [4]
Construction of the project was started in January 2022 by the EPC contractor "Megha Engineering Ltd" [5] The project is scheduled to commence operations in 2026. The 850MW facility is expected to generate up to 3,136 million units of electricity in a year. The Public Investment Board (PIB) of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, recommended an investment approval of $690m (Rs52.82bn) for the project in September 2020.
Pakistan raised objections citing violations of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) which are being parallelly undergoing arbitration by a Court of Arbitration (CoA) and a World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert. [6] The following are the disputes, mostly technical in nature, raised on the project. [7]
The CoA also indicated that the objections to the project were submitted by Pakistan after a period of three months not meeting the Annexure D (10) stipulation of IWT. [7] Annexure D (10) says that if no objection is received by India from Pakistan within the specified period of three months, then Pakistan shall be deemed to have no objection to the project. [8]
Ratle Dam | |
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Country | India |
Location | Drabshalla, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir |
Coordinates | 33°10′55″N 75°48′19″E / 33.1819°N 75.8052°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2022 |
Opening date | 2026 (est.) |
Owner(s) | NHPC LIMITED |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Chenab River |
Height | 133 m (436 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Active capacity | 10,000,000 m3 (8,100 acre⋅ft) |
Ratle Hydroelectric Plant | |
Coordinates | 33°9′9.21″N 75°45′05.68″E / 33.1525583°N 75.7515778°E |
Type | 4 x 205 MW, 1 x 30 MW Francis-type |
Hydraulic head | 100.39 m (329.4 ft) |
Installed capacity | 850 MW |
The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station, with permitted pondage under the Indus Water Treaty, currently under construction on the Chenab River, downstream of the village near Drabshalla in Kishtwar district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The project includes a 133 m (436 ft) tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another. Water from the dam will be diverted through four intake tunnels about 400 m (0.25 mi) southwest to the power stations. The main power station will contain four 205 MW Francis turbines and the auxiliary power station will contain one 30 MW Francis turbine. The installed capacity of both power stations will be 850 MW. [1] [2] On 25 June 2013, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the dam. Pakistan has frequently alleged that it violates the Indus Waters Treaty. [3] [4]
Construction of the project was started in January 2022 by the EPC contractor "Megha Engineering Ltd" [5] The project is scheduled to commence operations in 2026. The 850MW facility is expected to generate up to 3,136 million units of electricity in a year. The Public Investment Board (PIB) of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, recommended an investment approval of $690m (Rs52.82bn) for the project in September 2020.
Pakistan raised objections citing violations of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) which are being parallelly undergoing arbitration by a Court of Arbitration (CoA) and a World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert. [6] The following are the disputes, mostly technical in nature, raised on the project. [7]
The CoA also indicated that the objections to the project were submitted by Pakistan after a period of three months not meeting the Annexure D (10) stipulation of IWT. [7] Annexure D (10) says that if no objection is received by India from Pakistan within the specified period of three months, then Pakistan shall be deemed to have no objection to the project. [8]