Kadana Dam

Kadana Dam
Location of Kadana Dam in India
Country India
Location Mahisagar district
Coordinates 23°18′26.12″N 73°49′38.12″E / 23.3072556°N 73.8272556°E / 23.3072556; 73.8272556Coordinates: 23°18′26.12″N 73°49′38.12″E / 23.3072556°N 73.8272556°E / 23.3072556; 73.8272556
Purpose Power, irrigation, water storage
Status Operational
Construction began 1979
Opening date 1989 (1989)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Masonry with embankment main section
Impounds Mahi River
Height 66 m (217 ft)
Length 575 m (1,886 ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity 1,203,000,000 m3 (975,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area 25,520 km2 (9,850 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date Stage I: 1990
Stage II: 1998
Turbines Stage I: 2 x 60 MW reversible Francis-type
Stage II: 2 x 60 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 240 MW

Kadana Dam is an earthen and masonry dam on the Mahi River in Mahisagar district of Gujarat, India. The dam was constructed between 1979 and 1989. The dam supports 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 Francis turbines that allow the power station to generate electricity during peak hours then pump it back into the reservoir during low demand 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

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. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. "Pumped Storage Schemes in India". Central Board of Irrigation & Power. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. "Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited". gsecl.in. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
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