|
When
the Government of Andhra Pradesh gave private enterprises the opportunity
to generate their own power, KCP rose to the challenge by establishing
mini-hydel projects on the Guntur Canal. Using
innovative technology, KCP developed the most cost effective way to generate
power from five different canal drops. The capacity of four of these
power projects is 1.5 megawatts and the fifth is 2.25 megawatts . Construction
work for three of these projects are already complete ; the other two
projects are nearing completion.
The schemes are unique in that the power house is installed within the
main canal itself avoiding the usage of a separate by-pass canal. .
Also, they will feature turbines of the “Semi Kaplan Variant” type which
are the first of their kind in India. The cost of generating power will
be less than any other mini-hydel scheme in Andhra Pradesh
|