Kundah is a 306.6MW hydro power project. It is located on Cauvery river/basin in Tamil Nadu, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1960.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 306.6 | 306.6 | – | Active | Tamil Nadu, India |
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Description
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The project is currently owned by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution.
Kundah is a run-of-river with pondage project. The project generated 4,201 GWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1960.
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Kundah (Kundah I) is equipped with Andritz Hydro pelton turbines. The phase consists of 3 turbines with 20MW nameplate capacity.
Kundah (Kundah II) is equipped with Andritz Hydro pelton turbines. The phase consists of 5 turbines with 35MW nameplate capacity.
Kundah (Kundah V) is equipped with Andritz Hydro francis turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 20MW nameplate capacity.
Kundah (Kundah V) is equipped with Bharat Heavy Electricals francis turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 21.6MW nameplate capacity.
Kundah (Kundah VI) is equipped with Litostroj Engineering francis turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 30MW nameplate capacity.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 3 electric generators for the Kundah (Kundah I).
Andritz Hydro supplied 5 electric generators for the Kundah (Kundah II).
Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied 1 electric generator for the Kundah (Kundah V).
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 1 electric generator for the Kundah (Kundah V).
Brush SEM supplied 1 electric generator for the Kundah (Kundah VI).
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