India

PANCHET — 80 MW Hydroelectric

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PANCHET is a 80 MW hydro power plant located in India. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
80 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1975

Year online

Owner
Tata Power

Operator

Location
23.68, 86.75

Coordinates

Insights

#601
largest in India
#2,574
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,117
largest worldwide
1975
9 yrs older than avg
163
operated by Tata Power
32
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
80 MW
Commissioned
1975
Status
Operational
Owner
Tata Power
Country
India
Coordinates
23.682, 86.747

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,728 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
538,214 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,463
cars / year
897
homes / year
305,804
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

PANCHET is an 80 MW hydro power plant in India, commissioned in 1975.

Ranked #131 of 261 hydro plants in India. Its 80 MW represents 0.15% of India’s total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making PANCHET 24.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Mejia Thermal Power Station (2,340 MW, Coal), MEJIA (1,340 MW, Coal), and RAGHUNATHPUR TPP PH-I (1,200 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Jharkhand, approximately 250 km from the nearest major city, Ranchi.

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