The Kakkad Hydroelectric Power Plant is located near Seethathode, in the Pathanamthitta district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is operated by the Kerala State Electricity Board.
This hydropower plant has a design capacity of 50 MWe. It has 2 turbines, commissioned in 1998 and 1999.
Features
The project is in the second stage of development. The installed capacity is 50 MW (2 x 25MW). This scheme utilizes the tail race water from Sabarigiri power station and water from the Moozhiyar and Velluthode rivers. Two dams store water for the powerhouse. The main reservoir is on the Moozhiyar. The second reservoir is formed by the Veluthodu dam, across the Velluthode river. After generating power, water is released to the Kakkad River. Ullunkal and Karikkayam power stations use this water for power generation and then release it into the Maniyar reservoir for power generation at the Maniyar power station. + Kerala hydropower station Attribute ValueState NameKeralaDistrictPathanamthittaRiverMoozhiyar, Veluthodu /PambaBasin NameWest flowing rivers from Tadri to KanyakumariHydro Elec RegionSouthern HE RegionTotal Installed Capacity (MW)50Type of ProjectHydroelectric PowerplantProject StatusCompletedProject Owner TypeGovernmentOwner NameKerala State Electricity BoardInter Basin ProjectNoProject SharingNoneInter State Agreement- (Ratio like 50:50)International SharingNone
Related projects Kakkad Power House Upper Moozhiyar Dam Upper Moozhiyar Spillway Dam Veluthoda Forebay (Kakkad) Dam Moolamattom hydro power station
References
External links
http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43256 This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under a Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) license. http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kakkad_Hydroelectric_Project_JH01238 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419021140/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kakkad_Hep_Power_House_PH01245 http://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=717&lang=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15gYl0vntP4