Pulichintala Hydroelectric Project

Pulichintala Hydroelectric Project is erected in the Pulichintala Dam of Vazinepally Village in the Surapet District in Telangana. The total installed capacity of the hydroelectric power plant is 120 MWe. The type of project is Major and the current status is Operational. The name of the Dam where the project is implemented is Pulichintala Dam. The purpose of Dam is for hydroelectric power generation and Irrigation. The type of dam is Gravity and Masonry, which is operated by the Water Resources Department of State Government. The hydroelectric development type of plant is Storage. Here the source of water for the generation of electricity is from Krishna River and its basin is also Krishna River. The region where the power project is erected is South India. The east flowing rivers of South India is the hydroelectric basin of the project.

The power project is owned by the Telangana State Government and the operating company is Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited. The type of turbine used in the power house is Kaplan and the total number of turbines used in the power house is four. The capacity of each turbine is 30 MW. The number of Penstock available in the power house is four. There are four units in the power plant and all are commissioned. So the unit size of plant is 120 MW having four units of 30 MW each.

Project Details:

• Hydroelectric Project Name – Pulichintala Hydroelectric Project

• Seismic Zone - Seismic Zone-III

• Total Installed Capacity in MW – 120 MWe

• Project Type – Major (> 25 MW)

• Hydroelectric Project Status – Completed

• Structure Type – Dam

• Use of Dam - Hydroelectric, Irrigation

• Type of Dam - Gravity & Masonry

• Operating & Maintenance Agency of Dam - Water Resources Department of State Government

• Hydroelectric Development Type - Storage

• Water Source – Krishna River

• Basin – Krishna

• Hydroelectric Region – Southern HE Region

• Hydroelectric Basin - East Flowing Rivers

• Interbasin - No

• Project Sharing - None

• Intercountry - None

• Owner – State Government

• Operator – Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO)

• Address – PCHES, Pulichintala, Vazenepally Village, Surapet District

• District – Suryapet

• State – Telangana

• Contact Number – 040-23499899/23391174

• Website – https://www.tsgenco.gov.in

• Type of Turbine – Kaplan

• Number of Turbines used- 4

• Capacity per Turbine - 30 MW

• Rated Head - 24 m

• No. of Penstock - 4

• Penstock Internal Diameter - 5880 m

• Unit Sizes – 4 units X 30 MW (120 MW)

• Total Number of Units - 4

• Units Commissioned – All the four units are commissioned.