Title: Chanju I Hydro Electric Project URL Source: https://registry.goldstandard.org/projects/details/1425 Markdown Content: Description Chanju-I Hydro Electric Project is a grid connected runof-river hydropower project located in Himachal Pradesh, India is being implemented by IA Hydro Energy Private Limited (formerly known as I.A. Energy),a special purpose vehicle formed for implementation of the project by M/s Indo arya central transport ltd.Project was initially allotted to M/s Indo Arya Central Transport Limited but as per conditions of Himachal Pradesh Hydro Power Policy, a SPV formed for implementation of the project activity. The proposed project is located in the Northern power region and has been conceived for harnessing the power potential of Chanju Nallah, a tributary of Baira nallah and sub tributary of River Ravi. The project relates to the installation of three vertical axis Francis turbine generating units of 12 MW each to generate 36MW of power utilizing a design head of 236.67 m and a design discharge of 16.85 m3/s. The reservoir area created by the diversion barrage would be of the order of 0.017 sq km and the power density is 2,117.64 W/m2. The project is fully commissioned on 26/07/2017 .