Generation/Erode

METTUR DAM POWER HOUSE

 Source from Mettur Dam
 Irrigation

Salient Features
LOCATION Located around 50kms from Salem
INSTALLED CAPACITY 4 x12.5 MW

No. OF UNIT 4

Unit 1 : 30.04.2007
DATE OF Unit 2 : 26.09.2004
RENOVATION Unit 3 : 30.08.2006
Unit 4 : 05.01.2005
Unit 1 : 13.06.1937
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
Unit 2 : 21.08.1937
Unit 3 : 21.01.1938
Unit 4 : 28.10.1946
METTUR TUNNEL POWER HOUSE

 Source from Mettur Dam

 Irrigation
Salient Features

LOCATION
Located around 50kms
from Salem
INSTALLED CAPACITY
4x50MW
No. OF UNITs
4
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
Unit 1 : 16.08.1965
Unit 2 : 21.07.1966
Unit 3 : 21.07.1966
Unit 4 : 31.07.1966
LOWER METTUR BARRAGE POWER HOUSE -1 / CHEKKANUR
 Source from lower Mettur Barrage Power House – I/Chekkanur

 Irrigation

Salient Features

Located near Chekkanur

LOCATION
village about
8kms. from Mettur in Salem District.
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2X15 MW
No. OF UNITs 2
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
Unit 1 : 12.08.1988
Unit 2 : 07.08.1988

LOWER METTUR BARRAGE POWER HOUSE -2 /

NERINJIPETTAI

 Source from Mettur Dam / Pondage of Kaveri River Net

 Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION Located
near Nerinjipettai village
about
18kms. from
Mettur in Salem
District.
INSTALLED CAPACITY
2x15MW
No. OF UNITs 2
DATE OF Unit 1 : 26.08.1988
COMMISSIONING Unit 2 :
04.08.1988
LOWER METTUR BARRAGE POWER HOUSE-3
KUTHIRAIKKALMEDU (KONERPATTI)

 Source from Mettur Dam/ Pondage of Kaveri River

 Irrigation
Salient Features

Located near Koneripatti village

LOCATION about 18kms. from Bhavani in
Erode District.
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2x15MW
No. OF UNITs 2

DATE OF Unit 1 :
COMMISSIONING 04.01.1988
Unit 2 : 30.09.1988

LOWER METTUR BARRAGE POWER HOUSE -4

/URATCHIKOTTAI

 Source from Lower Mettur Barrage Power House – 4 /

Uratchikottai

 Irrigation
Salient Features

Located near
uratchikottai village
LOCATION about 5 kms.from
Bhavani in Erode
District.
INSTALLED
CAPACITY 2x15MW
No. OF UNITs 2
DATE OF Unit 1 : 18.09.1989
COMMISSIONING
Unit 2 : 28.12.1988

BHAVANI KATTALAI BARRGAE - I

  Source from Lower Mettur Barrage Power House – 4 /
Uratchikottai

 Irrigation

Salient Features

Located near uratchikottai village about

LOCATION
6kms.from Bhavani in Erode District.
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2x15MW
No. OF UNITs 2
DATE OF Unit 1 : 01.08.2006
COMMISSIONING
Unit 2 : 22.09.2006

SATHANUR
Salient Features

Chengam Taluk 32
LOCATION
Kms from
Thiruvanamalai in
Thiruvannamalai
INSTALLED CAPACITY 1x7.5 MW
No. OF UNITs 1
DATE OF
COMMISSIONING 10.03.1999

LOWER BHAVANI -1/Micro Hydel PH/Bhavani Sagar

Salient Features

LOCATION

INSTALLED CAPACITY 4x2 MW

No. OF UNITs 4
DATE OF
COMMISSIONING Unit 1 - 26.05.1990
 Unit 2 - 17.04.1990
Unit 3 - 11.04.1990
Unit 4 - 03.04.1990

LOWER BHAVANI RBC

Salient Features

Located near Bhavani sagar about

LOCATION
Kms from
18

Satyamangalam in Erode
District
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 x 4 MW
No. OF UNITs 2
DATE OF Unit 1 - 10.02.1998
COMMISSIONING
Unit 2 - 28.02.1998

BHAVANI KATTALAI BARRGAE - II

Salient Features

INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 x 15 MW
No. OF UNITs 2
DATE OF Unit 1 - 28.07.2011
COMMISSIONING
Unit 2 - 29.09.2011

Generation/Kundah
KUNDAH POWER HOUSE 1

 Source from Avalanchi & Emerald Dam

Salient Features
THE NILGIRIS DIST 32 KMS
LOCATION FROM OOTY
90 KMS FROM COIMBATORE
ELEVATION 5353 FEET
INSTALLED CAPACITY 3 X 20 = 60 MW
No. OF UNITS 3
DATE OF COMMISSIONING UNIT.1- 08.071960
UNIT.2-22.07.1960
UNIT.3- 01041964

KUNDAH POWER HOUSE 2

 Source from Kundah Forbay Dam,Tail Race Water of Power House I

 Forbay Capacity is 1000 Cusec.

Salient Features

THE NILGIRIS DIST 16 KMS

LOCATION FROM KUNDAH 80 KMS
FROM COIMBATORE
ELEVATION 2876 FEET
INSTALLED CAPACITY 5 X 35 = 175 MW
No. OF UNITS 5
UNIT.1 : 30.10.1960
UNIT.2 : 10.01.1961
DATE OF COMMISSIONING UNIT.3 : 02.05.1961
UNIT.4 : 16.06.1961
UNIT.5 : 23.02.1964
 KUNDAH POWER HOUSE 3

 Source from Pegumbahallah Dam,Nirali Pallam and Kattery Weir

 Dam Capacity is 1800 Cusec

Salient Features
COIMBATORE DIST 40 KMS
LOCATION FROM KUNDAH 80 KMS FROM
COIMBATORE

ELEVATION 1429 FEET

INSTALLED
3 X 60 =180 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 3
UNIT.1: 07.04.1965
DATE OF
UNIT.2 : 11.06.1965
COMMISSIONING
UNIT.3 : 18.02.1978

KUNDAH POWER HOUSE 4

 Source from Pillur Dam ,Tail Race water of Power House III

 Dam Capacity is 6000 Cusec

Salient Features

COIMBATORE DIST 6 Kms.

LOCATION
FROM PARALI

ELEVATION 1193 FEET

 INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 50 = 100 MW

No. OF UNIT 2

DATE OF UNIT.1 : 27.02.1966

COMMISSIONING UNIT.2 : 19.10.1978

KUNDAH POWER HOUSE 5

 Source from Western Catchment . 1,Upper Bhavani Dam

 Dam Capacity is 700 Cusec

Salient Features

THE NILGIRIS DIST 18

KMS FROM KUNDA 10
LOCATION
KMS FROM EMERALD 33
KMS FROM OOTY
ELEVATION 6527 FEET
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 20 = 40 MW
No. OF UNIT 2
DATE OF UNIT.1 : 30.10.1964
COMMISSIONING UNIT.2 : 06.12.1989

KUNDAH POWER HOUSE 6

 Source from Western Catchment 2 & 3,Porthimund Dam, Parsons Valley Dam

 Dam Capacity is 683 Cusec.

Salient Features

LOCATION THE NILGIRIS DIST

ELEVATION 6518.95 FEET
 INSTALLED
1 x 30 = 30 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 1
DATE OF
20.03.2000.
COMMISSIONING

PYKARA POWER HOUSE /SINGARA

 Source from Mukuruthy Pykara,Sandynallah And Glenmorgon Dam

 Dam Capacity is 351 Cusec

Salient Features

THE NILGIRIS DIST 75 KMS FROM

LOCATION KUNDAH 40 KMS FROM OOTY 30 KMS
FROM GUDALUR 11 KMS FROM MOYAR

ELEVATION 3400 FEET

INSTALLED CAPACITY 59.2 MW

No. OF UNIT 7 ie 3 X 7 MW + 1 X 11MW+2X13.6 MW

UNIT.1 : 09.06.1933
UNIT.2 : 22.11.1932
UNIT.3 : 05.09.1932
UNIT.5 : 28.08.1939
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
UNIT.6 : 30.05.1954
UNIT.7: 11.06.1954

PYKARA MICRO POWER HOUSE

 Source from Pykara Dam

 Max. Head is 113 Feet

 Min. Head is 25.23 Feet.

 Dam Capacity is 300 Cusec.

Salient Features

THE NILGIRIS DIST 55 KMS FROM

KUND 20 KMS FROM OOTY 36 KMS
LOCATION
FROM GUDALUR 15 KMS FROM
GLENMORGAN
ELEVATION 6550 FEET
INSTALLED
: 2 x 1 = 2 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT
DATE OF
09.10.1989
COMMISSIONING

MOYAR POWER HOUSE

 Source from Moyar Forbay Dam, Maravakandy Dam, Pyakara Ph

TailRace

 Dam Capacity is 446.25 Cusec

Salient Features

THE NILGIRIS DIST 80 KMS FROM

KUNDA 48 KMS FROM OOTY 36
LOCATION
KMS FROM GUDALUR 11 KMS
FROM SINGARA
ELEVATION 2000 FEET
INSTALLED CAPACITY 3 x 12 = 36 MW
No. OF UNIT 3
UNIT.1 : 10.04.1952
DATE OF COMMISSIONING UNIT.2 : 19.09.1952
UNIT.3 : 06.01.1953

MARAVAKANDY POWER HOUSE

  Source from Discharge from Pykara PH

 Dam Capacity 430 Cusec.

Salient Features

THE NILGIRIS DIST 7 KMS FROM

LOCATION
MOYAR 38 KMS FROM OOTY

ELEVATION 2900 FEET

INSTALLED CAPACITY 0.75 MW
No. OF UNIT 1

DATE OF COMMISSIONING
14.10.1992

MUKURTHY MICRO POWER HOUSE

 Source Discharge from Mukurthy Dam

 Dam Capacity is 1.98 M

Salient Features
 THE NILGIRIS DIST
LOCATION MUKURTHY DAM 32 KMS
FROM OOTY
ELEVATION 6800 FEET
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 350 KW
No. OF UNIT 2
UNIT I 27.06.2001.
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
UNIT II 01-11-2003

PUSHEP

Source from Pykara

Non Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION Nilgiris District

INSTALLED CAPACITY 3x50 MV

No. OF UNIT 3

DATE OF COMMISSIONING 06.09.2005

KODAYAR POWER HOUSE – I

 Source from Upper Kodayar (Kodayar Dam-I)

 Net Capacity at FRL is 2589.8

 Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT

ELEVATION 1319.78 M

INSTALLED CAPACITY 1 X 60 MW
 No. OF UNIT 1

DATE OF COMMISSIONING 09.12.1970.

KODAYAR POWER HOUSE – II

 Source from Lower Kodayar (Kodayar Dam – II)

 Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT

ELEVATION 340.77 M
INSTALLED CAPACITY 1 X 40 MW
No. OF UNIT 1
DATE OF
17.11.1971
COMMISSIONING

SERVALAR POWER HOUSE

 Source from Servalar Dam (Interlinked with Karaiyar Dam)

 Net capacity at FRL is 1135

 Irrigation
Salient Features

LOCATION TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT

ELEVATION 205.189 M
INSTALLED
1 X 20 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 1
23.03.1986
DATE OF
COMMISSIONING

PAPANASAM POWER HOUSE

 Source from Papanasam Dam ( Karayar Dam )

Salient Features

LOCATION TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT

ELEVATION +98 M
 INSTALLED CAPACITY 4 X 8 MW
No. OF UNIT 4
UNIT-I - 26.02.04
UNIT-II - 03.06.04
DATE OF RENOVATION
UNIT-III - 11.07.05
UNIT-IV - 28.10.05
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
UNIT-I - 08.07.44
UNIT-II - 12.12.44
UNIT-III - 10.06.45
UNIT-IV - 08.07.51

SURULIYAR POWER HOUSE

 Source from Suruliyar (Tributary to Vaigai River)

 Water Consumption at FLG is 148 Cusec

 Rated Head is 979.15M

Salient Features

LOCATION THENI DISTRICT

ELEVATION 1028.8 M
INSTALLED CAPACITY 1 X 35 MW
No. OF UNIT 1
DATE OF COMMISSIONING 27.08.1978 8

PERIYAR POWER HOUSE

 Source from Periyar Stream

 Rated Head is 373.38 M

 Water Consumption at Full Load Generation – 1600 Cu.Secs

LOCATION THENI DISTRICT

ELEVATION 1574’ above MSL
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 35 +2 x 42 MW
No. OF UNIT 4
I (42 MW) – 12.10.1958
(renovated on 14-07-11)
II (42 MW) – 19.02.1959
DATE OF COMMISSIONING (Renovated & Upgraded on
10.09.12)
III – 07.06.1959
IV – 22.12.1965

VAIGAI POWER HOUSE

 Source from Vaigai River

 Rated Head is 27.54 M

  Water Consumption At Full Load Generation is 3 MW at
 550 Cusecs with 91’ level & 700 Cusecs with 49.5’ level

Salient Features

LOCATION THENI DISTRICT

ELEVATION +261.76 M
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 3 MW
No. OF UNIT 2
DATE OF COMMISSIONING 04.03.1990
PERUNCHANI
 Source from Perunchani River

 Max Head is 27.54 M

Salient Features

LOCATION KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT

ELEVATION 1574’ above MSL
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 650 KW
No. OF UNIT 2
I – 21.12.2005
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
II – 22.01.2006

PERIYAR VAGAI MINI I

 Source from Periyar Stream

Salient Features

LOCATION KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT

ELEVATION 1462’ above MSL
INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 2 MW
No. OF UNIT 2
I – 02.10.2010
DATE OF COMMISSIONING
II – 21.01.2011
PERIYAR VAGAI MINI II
LOCATION KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT

INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 1.25 MW

No. OF UNIT 2
DATE OF COMMISSIONING 30.01.2012

SHOLAYAR POWER HOUSE – I

 Source from Sholayar Reservoir

 Net Capacity at FRL (MCFT) is 4800

 Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION MANOMBOLI
ELEVATION 1931 FEET
INSTALLED 2 X 35 = 70
CAPACITY MW
No. OF UNIT 2
UNIT.1
DATE OF - 22.04.1971
COMMISSIONING UNIT.2 - SHOLAYAR POWER HOUSE – II
04.05.1971
 Source from Sholayar Reservoir

 Capacity at FRL (in MCFT) is 4800

 Irrigation - Inter state water sharing to Kerala.

Salient Feature
 LOCATION
SHOLAYAR
P.H. II
ELEVATION 2750 FEET
INSTALLED
25 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 1
DATE OF
29.03.1971 ALIYAR POWER HOUSE
COMMISSIONING

 Source from Upper Aliyar Dam

 Net Capacity at FRL (in MCFT) is 914.89

 Non -Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION
ALIYAR/
Coimbatore
ELEVATION 1083 FEET
INSTALLED
60 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 1
DATE OF
21.03.1970
COMMISSIONING

ALIYAR MINI POWER HOUSE

 Source from Lower Aliyar Dam

 Source from Net Capacity at FRL (in MCFT) is 3553

 Irrigation

Salient Features
 LOCATION
ALIYAR/
Coimbatore
ELEVATION 1083 FEET
INSTALLED 2 X 1.25
CAPACITY MW
No. OF UNIT 2
DATE OF
23.09.2002
COMMISSIONING

SARKARPATHY POWER HOUSE

 Source from Parambikulam, Thunakadavu

 Net Capacity at FRL (in MCFT) is 11820

 Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION
SARKARPATHY/
Coimbatore
ELEVATION 1429 FEET
INSTALLED
30 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 1
DATE OF
14.08.1966
COMMISSIONING KADAMPARAI POWER HOUSE
(PUMPED STORAGE SCHEME)

 Source from Kadamapari Reservoir/Upper Aliyar Dam

 Net Capacity at FRL is 940.38 /737

 Non Irrigation

Salient Features
 LOCATION
KADAMPARAI/.
Coimbatore
ELEVATION EL 710

INSTALLED 4 X 100 = 400 MW

CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 4
UNIT.1- 17.10.1987
DATE OF UNIT.2-26.02.1988
UNIT.3- 12.04.1989
COMMISSIONING UNIT.4- 16.12.1988

Mode of Operation
Generation Mode – The machines will be operated to cater the Peak hour demand for full load ,
the generation
will be depending on the kadamparai storage and the level of Upper Aliyar dam.
Pump Mode: The machines will be operated as pump mode to pump the water from upper Aliyar
dam
to kadamparai reservoir during night hours on grid frequency above 49.4 Hz and heavy under
drawl of
UI from central pool.

THIRUMURTHY MINI PH.

 Source from Thirumurthy Dam

 Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION Udumalpet
INSTALLED CAPACITY 3 X 0.65 MW

No. OF UNIT 3

DATE OF UNIT.1- 20.03.2000

UNIT.2- 20.03.2000
COMMISSIONING UNIT.3- 20.03.2000

POONACHI MINI PH

 Source from Punachi river - Run of River

 Non Irrigation
Salient Features

LOCATION
Poonachi/Coimbatore
District
INSTALLED 2 X 1 MW
CAPACITY
No. OF UNIT 2

DATE OF UNIT.1- 12.11.1992

UNIT.2- 16.12.1992
COMMISSIONING AMARAVATHI

 Source from Amaravathy

 Source from Net Capacity at FRL(MCFT) -3749

 Irrigation

Salient Features

LOCATION Coimbatore District

INSTALLED CAPACITY 2 X 2 MW

No. OF UNIT 2

DATE OF UNIT.1- 21.09.2006

UNIT.2- 30.11.2006
COMMISSIONING