Kundah Power Station

 The Kundah Power Station, a run-of-river with pondage project, was commissioned in 1960 and currently owned by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution. It consists of multiple phases, each with a specific machine capacity and turbine type. The total installed capacity across all phases is 306.6 MW, according to Power Technology. 

Here's a breakdown of the different phases and their specifications: 
  • Kundah (Kundah I):
    3 turbines with 20MW nameplate capacity each, using Andritz Hydro Pelton turbines.
  • Kundah (Kundah II):
    5 turbines with 35MW nameplate capacity each, also using Andritz Hydro Pelton turbines.
  • Kundah (Kundah V):
    1 turbine with 20MW nameplate capacity, utilizing an Andritz Hydro Francis turbine.
  • Kundah (Kundah V):
    1 turbine with 21.6MW nameplate capacity, utilizing a Bharat Heavy Electricals Francis turbine.
  • Kundah (Kundah VI):
    1 turbine with 30MW nameplate capacity, using a Litostroj Engineering Francis turbine.
Kundah Pumped Storage Hydro Project Monitoring | Encardio Rite
In addition to these, there's also a pumped storage hydroelectric project, Kundah Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, with an installed capacity of 585 MW, located in the Bhavani River. 

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