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Khatima Power Plant (3x13.8 MW)

The power station is located on the downstream of the Asan Barrage over river Sarda at a distance of 1.6 km on the irrigation canal which takes off from the Barrage. The power plant was commissioned in the year 1956. The surface Power House comprising 3 units of 13.8 MW each with Kaplan turbines of 19200 HP output is located on the unlined irrigation canal and the water is utilized for the irrigation purpose in the command area of the canal. The Power Station's Design Energy is 160 MU with a design head of 17.98 m.

Photograph of Asan Barrage
              
The Khatima power station is a low head plant with a design discharge of 269 cum. The discharge in the canal is regulated by Up Irrigation Department depending upon the irrigation requirement in the command area of the Irrigation canal and is also limited to the capacity of the escape channel downstream of the power house incase there is no demand.
The plant has shown significant improvements since 2000 and has risen by 11% in the year 2004-05 in comparison to the year 2000-01.                

The breakdown hours have reduced from 1840 hours in 2003-04 to 476 hours in 2004-05 representing a downward reduction by 74%. 

The increase in the efficiency and availability has been possible due to major repair of underwater parts in the year 2003-04 and 2004-05. 
UJVNL proposes to carry out the M&U initiative in the power station estimated to cost Rs. 80 crore through Public-Private-Participation route on the Engineering, Finance, Execute and Share(EFES) basis a unique preposition and would be first of its kind in the country and in the South-east Asia. The major M&U works proposed are:- 

i) Provision of Micro-processor based Governors, Static excitation equipments and On-line monitoring equipment.

ii) Modernization of Communication, Test & Control, Protection & Instrumentation, switchyard equipment, hydro mechanical equipment, Trash Rack cleaning equipment etc. 

iii) Repair of escape channel and tail race floor.

iv) Improvement in the efficiency of generators and Turbines.

The generation after the completion of M&U works would increase to 220 MU and the works are expected to be completed by 2010.