Karbi Langpi Hydroelectric Project

The Karbi Langpi Hydro Electric Project (KLHEP) on the Borpani River is located in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. The project consists of a Concrete Gravity Dam with Run of the River Generation. The main purpose behind the construction of this dam is electricity generation. The water source for power generation is the Borpani river and the basin is the Brahmaputra. The power plant has been set up in the North-Eastern Hydroelectric Zone of the country. The power plant is owned by the State Government of Assam and the operating company is the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB).

The project consists of a 54.5 m high Concrete Gravity Dam, the crest length of the dam is 221 m. The total number of plant units is two and all are operational. So the unit size of the plant is 100 MW with two units of 50 MW each.

Encardio-rite was awarded the sub-contract for supply as well as installation of safety monitoring instrumentation for the project.