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Pong Dam is a Earth Core Gravel Shell type and Power House is located in stilling basin down side of six penstocks each of 5.025 m diam.
This project generates a total of 396 MWs power from its power stations.
Pong Dam
| Type Of Dam |
Earth core gravel shell |
| Elevation at top of dam |
EL 435.86 m (1430 feet) |
| Catchment Area |
12,560 Sq. Kms (4850 Sq.Miles) |
| Maximum Reservoir level |
EL 433.12 m (EL 1421 feet) |
| Gross storage capacity at El. 1390 ft. |
7051 million cum (5.716 million acre feet) |
| Live storage capacity at El. 1390 ft. |
5966 million cum(4.837 million acre ft) |
River Outlet (Agriculture)
| No. of outlets |
4 (Two in each tunnel) |
| Type of gates |
Slide Gates |
| Max. discharge through each Gate |
252.6 cumecs (8925 cusecs) |
Spillway
| Type of spillway |
Overflow gated chute |
| Spillway gates |
Six radial gates 14.48 m x 12.344 m (each) |
| Maximum outflow through spillway |
12,375 cumecs (4,37,000 Cusecs) |
Power Plant
| No. of Units |
6 |
| Installed capacity |
396 MW
6 x 66 MW |
| Type of turbine |
Vertical shaft, Francis Type |
| Speed |
166.7 r.p.m. |
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