Kadana Dam

Kadana Dam
Kadana Dam is located in India
Kadana Dam
Location of Kadana Dam in India
CountryIndia
LocationMahisagar district
Coordinates23°18′26.12″N 73°49′38.12″E / 23.3072556°N 73.8272556°E / 23.3072556; 73.8272556
PurposePower, irrigation, water storage
StatusOperational
Construction began1979
Opening date1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Construction cost20 billion ruppes
Owner(s)NWRWS, Government of Gujarat
Dam and spillways
Type of damMasonry with embankment main section
ImpoundsMahi River
Height66 m (217 ft)
Length575 m (1,886 ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity1,203,000,000 m3 (975,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area25,520 km2 (9,850 sq mi)
Kadana power plant
Commission dateStage I: 1990
Stage II: 1998
TurbinesStage I: 2 x 60 MW reversible Francis-type
Stage II: 2 x 60 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity240 MW

Kadana Dam is an earthen and masonry on the Mahi River in Mahisagar district of Gujarat, India. The dam was constructed between 1979 and 1990. The dams a pumped-storage hydroelectric power-station. The first two generators were commissioned in 1990, the second two in 1998. The first two generators commissioned, Stage I, are reversible kaplan turbines that allow the power station to generate during peak hours then pump back into the reservoir during low hours such as night.[1][2][3]

Power Plant

The dam has an installed capacity of 240 MW.[4]

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
Stage I 1 60 1990 March Operational
Stage I 2 60 1990 September Operational
Stage II 3 60 1998 January Operational
Stage II 4 60 1998 May Operational

Kadana Eddy Marking Sedimentary Structures

Kadana Eddy Marking Sedimentary Structures nearby has been declared the National Geological Monuments of India by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of geotourism.[5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "240 MW capacity Kadana Dam generates at most two hours of hydro-electricity: GETC report". The Indian Express. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Water Resources Development Projects in the Mahi Basin". National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Pumped Storage Schemes in India". Central Board of Irrigation & Power. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited". gsecl.in. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. ^ "National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website". Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  6. ^ "Geo-Heritage Sites". pib.nic.in. Press Information Bureau. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  7. ^ national geo-heritage of India Archived 2017-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, INTACH