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.
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