The Sardar Sarovar Hydro Power Plant has two power houses that generate electricity from the dam's reservoir. The River Bed Power House contains 6 turbines that generate 1200 MW total. The Canal Head Power House near the irrigation canals contains 5 turbines that generate 250 MW total. The power is shared among Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The dam provides irrigation, drinking water, flood protection and boosts industry in the region.

1. SARDAR SAROVAR HYDRO POWER PLANT Prepared By, MODI HIREN N.

3. 2) Reservoir : - The reservoir is employed to stored water, which is further utilizes to generate power. It may be generally of two types. a) Natural (e.g. SARDAR SAROVAR DAM) b) Artificial (dam) Water is held in upstream reservoir is called storage & behind a dam at a plant is called pondage. 3) Dam : - A dam is a barrier to confine or raise water for storage or diversion to create a hydraulic head. Dams are generally built are concrete for stone masonry, earth or rock fill or timber. 4) Spillways : - The rise of water level beyond the limit endangers the stability of dam structure. To relieve reservoir of the excess of after contribution, a structure is provided in the body of dam or near the dam or on the periphery of basin .this safeguarding structure is called spillway.

4. 6) Surge tanks : - A surge tank is a small reservoir or tank in which water level rises or falls to reduce the pressure swings so that they are not transmitted in full to a closed circuits. 7) Draft tubes : - The draft tube is a conduit, which connects the runner exit to the tailrace. 5) Conduits : - conduits are just simple channels of water that is they carry water from the turbine. They may be open like canals or closed like penstocks, tunnels and pipelines. 8) Penstock :-From the intake work are forebay water is taken to the turbine by a conduit system is known as penstock. There are two type of penstock. (a) Low pressure & (b) high pressure. High pressure penstock consists of channels or a pipe. Low penstock consists of a steel pipe which can take water under pressure.

5. WORKING OF HYDRO POWER PLANT

6. POWER HOUSE There are two power houses for the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). (A) River Bed Power House (6 x 200 MW) and (B) Canal Head Power House (5 x 50 MW). Power benefits are shared among Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat in the ratio of 57:27:16 respectively.

8. (B) CANAL HEAD POWER HOUSE (CHPH) The CHPH is a surface power station in a saddle dam on right bank of the reservoir having total installed capacity of 250 MW (5 x 50 MW). These units can be operated with minimum reservoir water level of 110.18 meters.

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