Lower Mettur is a 120MW 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 multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1988. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by TNEB. The company has a stake of 100%.
Lower Mettur is a run-of-river with pondage project. 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.
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About TNEB
TNEB Ltd (TNEB) is an electric generation company. It generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company is permitted to work as the state transmission utility. TNEB has power production from different sources incorporating thermal stations, nonconventional 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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