{"id":367896,"date":"2026-07-21T16:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367896"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:05:06","slug":"salal-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/salal-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Salal Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorities opened all gates of the Salal Dam after heavy rainfall sharply increased water inflow into the Chenab River and reservoir.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Salal Hydroelectric Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367897\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-367897\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-IE-2.jpg?resize=373%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Salal Hydroelectric Project\" width=\"373\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-IE-2.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-IE-2.jpg?w=410&amp;ssl=1 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <strong>Salal Hydroelectric Project<\/strong> is located in the <\/span><b>Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Timeline:<\/b> The project planning <strong>started in the 1960s<\/strong>, construction began in 1970, and commercial <strong>operation started in 1987<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><b>River System:<\/b> The project is built on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chenab-river\/\">Chenab River<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 and harnesses its hydropower potential.<\/li>\n<li><b>Developed and Owned by:<\/b> The project is developed and owned by the<b> National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong> The project is a 690 MW <b>run-of-the-river hydropower project <\/b>with Stage-I and Stage-II, each having three units of 115 MW.<\/li>\n<li><b>Size:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Salal Dam is <strong>130 m high<\/strong> and has an <strong>elevation of 1,627 feet<\/strong> above mean sea level.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Strategic Importance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This was the <\/span><b>first hydropower project built by India in Kashmir under<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indus-water-treaty\/\">Indus Water Treaty<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Beneficiaries: <\/b>The<b> Jammu and Kashmir <\/b>receives<b> 12.5% <\/b>of the energy generated from the project, while the<b> remaining power <\/b>is transmitted to<b> the Northern Grid for <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distribution to <\/span><b>Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Authorities opened all gates of the Salal Dam after heavy rainfall sharply increased water inflow into the Chenab River and reservoir. About Salal Hydroelectric Project Location: The Salal Hydroelectric Project is located in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. 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