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DIKCHU — 96 MW Hydroelectric

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DIKCHU is a 96 MW hydro power plant located in India. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
96 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2017

Year online

Owner
Sikkim Hydro Power Corporation

Operator

Location
27.40, 88.52

Coordinates

Insights

#583
largest in India
#2,364
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,510
largest worldwide
2017
33 yrs newer than avg
3
operated by Sikkim Hydro Power…
11
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
96 MW
Commissioned
2017
Status
Operational
Owner
Sikkim Hydro Power Corporation
Country
India
Coordinates
27.403, 88.525

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,073 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
645,857 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,755
cars / year
1,076
homes / year
366,964
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

TEESTA-III

India · Hydroelectric

1,200MW · 2017

TEESTA -V

India · Hydroelectric

510MW · 2008

TEESTA LOW DAM -IV

India · Hydroelectric

160MW · 2016

TEESTA LOW DAM-III

India · Hydroelectric

132MW · 2013

CHUZACHEN

India · Hydroelectric

110MW · 2013

TASHIDING

India · Hydroelectric

97MW · 2017

About this plant

DIKCHU is a 96 MW hydroelectric power plant in India, commissioned in 2017.

Ranked #124 of 261 hydro plants in India, DIKCHU represents 0.18% of India’s total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making DIKCHU 20.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include TEESTA-III (1,200 MW, Hydro), TEESTA-V (510 MW, Hydro), and TEESTA LOW DAM-III (132 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Sikkim, approximately 130 km north of Gangtok.

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