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{{Short description|Hydropower plant in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox power station
| name                   = Chipilima Hydro Power plant
| name_official          = {{native name|italics=off|or|ଚିପିଲିମା ଜଳବିଦ୍ୟୁତ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ}}
| image                  = Chipilima-Hydro-Electric-Project1.jpg
| image_caption          = [[Power grids]] in CHEP
| location               = [[Chipilima]], [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]], [[Odisha]]
| coordinates            = {{Coord|21|21|13.03|N|83|55|0.99|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| owner                  = [[Odisha Hydro Power Corporation]], [[Bhubaneswar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prabhadeep-nbc.com/clientslist.html |title=NBC ASIA : Profile : Clients List |accessdate=2011-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131231109/http://www.prabhadeep-nbc.com/clientslist.html |archivedate=2012-01-31 }}</ref>
| status                 = Functional
| th_fuel_primary        = [[Hydropower]]
| th_combined_cycle      = 
| ps_electrical_capacity = 75 [[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]<ref name=business-standard>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ohpc-to-add-171-megawatt/289832/ OHPC to add 171 megawatt]</ref><ref name=infraline/>
| commissioned           = 
| decommissioned         = 
}}
'''Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP)''' is a [[hydropower]] plant located at [[Chipilima]], [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].

The [[Odisha]] government has plans for the modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of [[Burla Hydro Electric Project (BHEP)]] and 3rd unit of Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP) during the 11th [[Five-Year plans of India|five year plan]] tenure.<ref name=infraline>[http://www.infraline.com/power/State/Orissa/BalimelaI.aspx Odisha government plans to take up modernisation of 5th and 6th unit of BHEP and 3rd unit of CHEP during the 11th five year plan period].12 August 2008</ref> which in effect lead to modernisation and renovation of the 1st and the 2nd unit of Chipilima Hydro-Electric Project (CHEP) has been completed lengthening the longevity of these two units. This project being a part of the other hydro electric projects of [[Odisha]] collectively contributed 5234 million unit in 2005–06, to 7354 million units in 2006–07, and to 7883 million units in 2008–09.<ref name=infraline/>

==Location==
It is situated at [[Chipilima]], 32.2&nbsp;km from [[Sambalpur]] on the [[National Highway 6 (India)|National Highway 6]]. Nearest airport is [[Raipur Airport|Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]]. (262&nbsp;km) and jharsuguda

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==References==
*Nayak, Ajit. [http://www.thesundayindian.com/article_print.php?article_id=19531 ''Power struggle''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200355/http://www.thesundayindian.com/article_print.php?article_id=19531 |date=4 March 2016 }}. August 4, 2011

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[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Odisha]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sambalpur district]]
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