Chhukha hydroelectric plant

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Chhukha hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Mebisa, Bjagchhog Gewog, Chukha District, Bhutan.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Chhukha hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 1986[1] 336 MW[2] 4 x 84 MW[2] Run-of-river[1] Druk Green Power CORP LTD (DGPC)[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Chhukha hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mebisa, Bjagchhog Gewog, Chukha District, Bhutan[3][4] Wangchu River[2] 27.0585, 89.563 (exact)[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107023558/https://www.drukgreen.bt/chp/. Archived from the original on 07 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220519223305/https://www.drukgreen.bt/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Chhukha-Hydropower-Plant.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 89.5623711
  4. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chhukha+Hydropower+Plant/@27.058448418z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x39e225ec616ce357:0x816ac76c52109289!8m2!3d27.0584077!4d89.5629345. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chhukha+Hydropower+Plant/@27.058448489.562371118z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x39e225ec616ce357:0x816ac76c52109289!8m2!3d27.0584077!4d89.5629345. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)