Kotla Power House— 77.34 MW Hydroelectric
Kotla Power House is a 77.34 MW hydro power plant in India, operated by the Bhakra Beas Management Board since 2000. Ranked #135 of 261 hydro plants in India. Its 77.34 MW represents 0.15% of India's total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making Kotla Power House 25.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include BHAKRA (1,379 MW, Hydro), DEHAR (990 MW, Hydro), and Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant (840 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Himachal Pradesh, approximately 250 km north of Chandigarh.
26 years old
India, Asia
- 612. largest of 1,805 plants in India
- #11,342 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,643 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of India
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Bhakra Beas Management Board operates 3 plants totalling 1,852 MW
19 plants within 100 km, 8,634 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kotla Power House is a hydro power plant producing approximately 271 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
India- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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