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Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project

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Purpose
  
Power

Construction began
  
13 November 2008

Status
  
Under construction

Construction cost
  
Est Rs.1474.83 Crores

Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project

Official name
  
లోయర్ జూరాల జలవిద్యుత్ ప్రాజెక్ట్ Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project

Location
  
Mulamalla Village, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana

Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project (Telugu:లోయర్ జూరాల జలవిద్యుత్ ప్రాజెక్ట్) is a major on-going Hydro Electric Project near Mulamalla Village, Atmakur Mandal, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana. The project construction was started in 2008, planned to completed it by 2014. But due to the delay it may completed by end of 2015. There will be 6 units, each can produce 40 MW power. The first unit was synchronized in December 2013 and the second unit was synchronized in January 2014 and connected to the grid.

Due to the quality issues in gates, along with units 1&2,unit-3 nearing erection completion and assemblies in various stages were inundated on 30 July 2014 late night flood water released from Jurala Project.

Units 3 and 4 were commissioned and declared of commercial operation of 40 MW each unit on 28th July 2016 confirmed by Mr. Venkata Rajam, COD Hydel, Telangana State Genco.

References

Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project Wikipedia