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Pathri Power Plant (3x6.8 MW) 

The power station is located on the Upper Ganga Irrigation canal that takes off from the Bhim goda Barrage near Haridwar at a distance of 13 km downstream of Haridwar. The power plant was commissioned in the year 1955. The surface Power House comprising 3 units of 6.8 MW each with Kaplan turbines of 8400 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 80 MU with a design head of 9.75 m.

Photograph of Bhim Goda Barrage

The Pathri power station is a low head plant with a design discharge of 253 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. 

The plant has shown significant improvements since 2000 and the generation has gone up by 16% to 102.52 MU in 2004-05 in comparison to 2000-01.

The generation has gone up substantially and the breakdown hours have reduced. There is reduction in break down hours by 69% in 2004-05 in comparison to 2003-04.                    

The generation has gone up substantially and the breakdown hours have reduced. There is reduction in break down hours by 69% in 2004-05 in comparison to 2003-04.

The major maintenance works undertaken in the plant are:-

i)  Renovation of the manually operated Draft tube Gates lifting arrangement. 
ii) Repair of the under water parts.

UJVNL proposes to carry out the M&U works in the power station estimated to cost Rs. 40 crore through a EPC contract and proposes to finance the same through a line of credit from Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines. The major M&U works proposed are:-
 
i) Provision of Micro-processor based Governors, Static excitation equipments, On-line monitoring equipment and replacement of Generator windings with F Class insulation.

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

iii) Repair of existing civil structures.

iv) Improvements in the efficiency of generators and Turbines.

The generation after the completion of M&U works would increase to 135.87 MU and the M&U is expected to be completed by 2010.