<Tr> <Th> Turbines </Th> <Td> Francis pump turbines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Installed capacity </Th> <Td> 1,000 MW (1,300,000 hp) Max . planned: 2,400 MW </Td> </Tr> <P> The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world . It is a multi-purpose rock and earth - fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India . It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex . Phase 1 was completed in 2006 . The Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1,000 megawatts (1,300,000 hp) of hydroelectricity . The dam's 1,000 MW variable - speed pumped - storage scheme is currently under construction with expected commissioning in May 2018 . </P> <P> A preliminary investigation for the Tehri Dam Project was completed in 1961 and its design was completed in 1972 with a 600 MW capacity power plant based on the study . Construction began in 1978 after feasibility studies but was delayed due to financial, environmental and social impacts . </P>

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