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CHIBRO (YAMUNA) — India

Hydro power plant in Uttarakhand, India. Approximate location 30.5559, 77.7915.

HydroUttarakhandIndiarun-of-riverPre Construction

CHIBRO (YAMUNA) is a 240 MW hydro power station in Uttarakhand, India. It ranks #689 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 8.6% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

240MW installed capacity
1975Pre Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000082.

Data status

Known data

FacilityCHIBRO (YAMUNA) WRI
CountryIndia · Uttarakhand WRI
Coordinates30.5559, 77.7915 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity240 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000601841; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerUttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd [100%] WRI
Commissioned1975 WRI
Technologyrun-of-river WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#689 / 2225 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#56 / 233 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.00× · 80 MW · n=233 calculated
Climate20.9°C · HDD 529 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 36/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000601841; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 240 MW, CHIBRO (YAMUNA) is well above the median hydro plant in India (80 MW). Technically it is described as run-of-river. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #56 largest hydro power plant of 233 in India by capacity.

India has 233 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,527 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

  • KHODRI · Hydro · 120 MW · Uttarakhand
  • DHAKRANI · Hydro · 33.8 MW · Uttarakhand
  • DHALIPUR · Hydro · 51 MW · Himachal Pradesh
  • KULHAL · Hydro · 30 MW · Himachal Pradesh
  • GIRI BATA · Hydro · 60 MW · Himachal Pradesh
  • KHARA · Hydro · 72 MW · Himachal Pradesh

Location

Coordinates 30.5559, 77.7915 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

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CHIBRO (YAMUNA) is a 240 MW hydro power plant in Uttarakhand, India, Pre Construction 1975.

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