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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Hydropower plant in Odisha, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox power station<br />
| name = Chipilima Hydro Power plant<br />
| name_official = {{native name|italics=off|or|ଚିପିଲିମା ଜଳବିଦ୍ୟୁତ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ}}<br />
| image = Chipilima-Hydro-Electric-Project1.jpg<br />
| image_caption = [[Power grids]] in CHEP<br />
| location = [[Chipilima]], [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]], [[Odisha]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|21|21|13.03|N|83|55|0.99|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| 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><br />
| status = Functional<br />
| th_fuel_primary = [[Hydropower]]<br />
| th_combined_cycle = <br />
| 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/><br />
| commissioned = <br />
| decommissioned = <br />
}}<br />
'''Chipilima Hydro Electric Project (CHEP)''' is a [[hydropower]] plant located at [[Chipilima]], [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].<br />
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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/><br />
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==Location==<br />
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<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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==References==<br />
*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<br />
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