The 520-MW station is situated on the downstream of the Parbati-II Project Power House.
Prabat-II power station has begun commercial supplies recently.
Parbati Hydroelectric Project (Stage-II) is a run-of-the-river scheme proposed to harness hydro electricity potential of the lower reaches of the river Parbati.
The river is proposed to be diverted with a Concrete Gravity Dam at Village Pulga in Parbati valley through a 31.52-km Head Race Tunnel (HRT) and the power house shall be located at village Suind in Sainj valley.
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Thus gross head of 863 m between Pulga and Suind will be utilised for generating 800 MW of electricity.
Parbati-III power station, commissioned in 2014, is a pondage type scheme, providing peaking support to the grid to make use of the hydropower potential of river Parbati, Manihar Nallah, Panch Nallah, Huria Nallah & Jiwa Nallah via Parbati-II hydro electric Project and Sainj River.