Nagarjuna Sagar Complex

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Nagarjuna Sagar Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in India.

The complex consists of the following projects:

• Nagarjuna Sagar hydroelectric plant
• Nagarjuna Sagar Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Nagarjuna Sagar Complex

Project name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner
Nagarjuna Sagar Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant	operating	1980	706.0 MW	Pumped storage	Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd [100%]
Nagarjuna Sagar hydroelectric plant	operating	1978	110.0 MW	Conventional storage	Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd [100%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Nagarjuna Sagar Complex

Project name	Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nagarjuna Sagar Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant	Macherla, Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh, India	–	16.5763, 79.312 (exact)
Nagarjuna Sagar hydroelectric plant	Macherla, Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh, India	Krishna	16.5767, 79.312 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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Additional data

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