Periyar is a 140MW hydro power project. It is located on Periyar river/basin in Tamil Nadu, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1958.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 140 | 140 | – | Active | Tamil Nadu, India |
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Description
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The project is currently owned by TNEB.
Periyar is a reservoir based project. The net head of the project is 373.38m. The project generated 429.5 GWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1958.
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Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 35MW nameplate capacity.
AEG Industrial Engineering supplied 4 electric generators for the project.
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