Upper Kolab
Power Station

Salient Features

1.	Name of the Power Station	-	Upper Kolab Power House
2.	Name of the River	-	Kolab
3.	Location
	(I) State	-	odisha
	(ii) Nearest town	-	Jeypore
	(iii) Distance	-	5 kms. From Jeypore
4.	Total Installed Capacity
	(i) No. of existing Units	-	4 (Four)
	(ii) Capacity of each Unit	-	80 MW
	(iii)Total capacity	-	320 MW
5.	Reservoir / Pondage
	i) Name of the Dam	-	Kolab Dam
	ii) Type of Dam	-	Straight Masonary Gravity
	iii) Height of Dam	-	54.50 Mts.
	iv) Length of Dam	-	630.5 Mts.
	v) Catchment area	-	1630 Sq. Km.
	vi) Average Annual Inflow	-	1803 M cum.
	vii) FRL / MWL	-	858 Mts.
	vii) MDDL	-	844 Mts.
	viii) Gross Stograge capacity
	(a) Gross	-	1215 M cum.
	(b) Dead	-	280 M cum.
	( c) Live	-	935 M cum.
6.	Water Turbine
	I) Number	-	4 (Four)
	ii) Type	-	Vertical Francis
	iii) Make	-	BHEL, India
	iv) Net Head
	(I) Maxl. Head	-	265.73 mts.
	(ii) Minimum	-	241.72 mts.
	(iii) Rated	-	241.72 mts.
	(iv) Design head	-	253.0 mts.
	v) Normal Speed	-	428.6 rpm.
	vi) Runaway Speed	-	750 rpm
	vii) Dia of Runner	-	2.06 mt.
7.	Tail race
	Type of Tunnel / Channel	-	Channel

8.	Generators
	I) No. of Units	-	4 (Four)
	ii) Type	-	Suspension
	iii) Make	-	M/s BHEL, India
	iv) Voltage	-	11 KV
	vi) Current	-	4665 Amp.
	vii) Power factor	-	0.9 lag
	viii) Speed	-	428.6 rpm
	ix) Excitation System	-	Static