Mettur is a 50MW hydro power project. It is located on Cauvery river/basin in Tamil Nadu, India. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1937. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is currently owned by TNEB.
The hydro reservoir capacity is 2,708.79 million cubic meter.
Development status
The project got commissioned in 1937.
Contractors involved
The English Electric was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 12.5MW nameplate capacity.
Metropolitan Vickers supplied electric generator(s) for the project.
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