Lower Mettur is a 120MW 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 1988.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 120 120 – Active Tamil Nadu, India TNEB

Description

The project is developed and owned by TNEB. The company has a stake of 100%.

The gross head and net head of the project are 36m and 6.5m respectively. The project generated 342.5 GWh of electricity.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1988.

Contractors Involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The project consists of 8 units of Bulb turbines, each with 15MW nameplate capacity.

Voith Hydro Holding supplied 2 electric generators for the Lower Mettur (Lower Mettur Phase 1). The generator capacity is 16.67 MVA.

Voith Hydro Holding supplied 2 electric generators for the Lower Mettur (Lower Mettur Phase 2). The generator capacity is 16.67 MVA.

Voith Hydro Holding supplied 2 electric generators for the Lower Mettur (Lower Mettur Phase 3). The generator capacity is 16.67 MVA.

Voith Hydro Holding supplied 2 electric generators for the Lower Mettur (Lower Mettur Phase 4). The generator capacity is 16.67 MVA.

About TNEB

TNEB Ltd (TNEB) is an electric generation company. The company generates, transmits and distributes electricity. It is permitted to work as the state transmission utility. TNEB has power production from the different sources incorporating thermal stations, non conventional supplies, hydro stations and gas turbine power stations. The company operates with two subsidiaries such as Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd., and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. TNEB is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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