Bhira
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Bhira is a small village in state of Maharashtra
located about 150 km from Mumbai
. It has the third hydropower plant installed by The Tata Power Company Ltd
. (TPCL) in 1927. Bhira power station with a 6 x 25 MW generating units (double overhang Pelton turbines), along with other hydro and thermal power stations belonging to TPCL, forms a vital link in sustaining the industrial activity of Mumbai-Pune region of Maharashtra state.
But Bhira is also a great Monsoon Getaway for those living around Mumbai. The place is extremely scenic with a waterfall and a wooden bridge crossing the breadth of the waterfall.
Bhira hydroelectric power plant gets its water from the Mulshi Dam
located in Pune district
.
A new addition of 150MW of Pumping Storage Unit has been made in Bhira in 2002. Tata power company, a pioneer in introducing new technologies to India was the first to put up a Pumping Storage type turbine in the country.
Total capacity of generating electricty at Bhira power plant is 315MW.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
located about 150 km from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. It has the third hydropower plant installed by The Tata Power Company Ltd
Tata Power
Tata Power is India’s oldest and largest private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of over 2977 MW.On the 22 March 2011 it has announced partnership with Sunengy an Australian firm, to build India's first floating solar plant....
. (TPCL) in 1927. Bhira power station with a 6 x 25 MW generating units (double overhang Pelton turbines), along with other hydro and thermal power stations belonging to TPCL, forms a vital link in sustaining the industrial activity of Mumbai-Pune region of Maharashtra state.
But Bhira is also a great Monsoon Getaway for those living around Mumbai. The place is extremely scenic with a waterfall and a wooden bridge crossing the breadth of the waterfall.
Bhira hydroelectric power plant gets its water from the Mulshi Dam
Mulshi Dam
Mulshi is the name of a major dam on the Mula river located in the Taluka Mulshi administrative division of the Pune district of Maharashtra State, India....
located in Pune district
Pune District
Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
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A new addition of 150MW of Pumping Storage Unit has been made in Bhira in 2002. Tata power company, a pioneer in introducing new technologies to India was the first to put up a Pumping Storage type turbine in the country.
Total capacity of generating electricty at Bhira power plant is 315MW.