Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project

Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project
Location of Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project in Telangana
Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project (India)
Official name లోయర్ జూరాల జలవిద్యుత్ ప్రాజెక్ట్
Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project
Location Mulamalla Village, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana
Coordinates 16°18′47″N 77°46′38″E / 16.31306°N 77.77722°E / 16.31306; 77.77722Coordinates: 16°18′47″N 77°46′38″E / 16.31306°N 77.77722°E / 16.31306; 77.77722
Purpose Power
Status Under construction
Construction began 13 November 2008
Construction cost Est Rs.1474.83 Crores
Dam and spillways
Impounds Krishna River
Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project
Operator(s) TSGENCO
Commission date

Unit-1 29 December 2013
[1]
Unit-2 10 January 2014
Unit-3 28 July 2016
Unit-4 28 July 2016
Unit-5 September 2016

Unit-6 September 2016
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 6 x 40 MW (54,000 hp) pelton turbines[2]
Installed capacity 240 MW (320,000 hp)
Website
http://tsgenco.telangana.gov.in/

Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project (Telugu:లోయర్ జూరాల జలవిద్యుత్ ప్రాజెక్ట్) is a major on-going Hydro Electric Project near Mulamalla Village, Atmakur Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana. The project construction was started in 2008, planned to completed it by 2014. But due to the delay it may completed by end of 2015. There will be 6 units, each can produce 40 MW power. The first unit was synchronized in December 2013 and the second unit was synchronized in January 2014 and connected to the grid.

Due to the quality issues in gates, along with units 1&2,unit-3 nearing erection completion and assemblies in various stages were inundated on 30 July 2014 late night flood water released from Jurala Project.

Units 3 and 4 were commissioned and declared of commercial operation of 40 MW each unit on 28 July 2016 confirmed by Mr. Venkata Rajam, COD Hydel, Telangana State Genco.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Telangana - Projects under construction". Telangana Power Generation Corporation. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Projects under Execution - Lower Jurala, India". Alstom technologies. Retrieved 1 September 2014.


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