Ratle Hydroelectric Plant

Ratle Hydroelectric Plant project, including a 133 m (436 ft) tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another, is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station, currently under construction on the Chenab River, downstream of the village near Drabshalla in Kishtwar district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Water from the dam will be diverted through four intake tunnels about 400 m (0.25 mi) southwest to the power stations. The main power station will contain four 205 MW Francis turbines and the auxiliary power station will contain one 30 MW Francis turbine. The installed capacity of both power stations will be 850 MW. Though the pondage of the project is within the limit permitted under the India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty (IWT), Pakistan has frequently tried to cause roadblocks for the project with allegation that it violates the Indus Waters Treaty, India unilaterally suspended the IWT in April 2025 to mitigate any roadblocks from Pakistan.

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