EMC to pilot 25-kW hydrokinetic power project
The Hindu
₹65-lakh project to come up at the left bank canal of Moolathara regulator
In an effort to tap the power generation potential of irrigation channels, a 25-kilowatt hydrokinetic power project will be piloted in the left bank canal of the Moolathara regulator in Palakkad district.
The Energy Management Centre, Kerala (EMC), the Power department agency which is spearheading the project, has selected Maclec, a New Delhi-based firm, for implementing it and is expected to issue the work order soon.
The 25-kW project is estimated to cost ₹65 lakh. If successful, a larger, three-megawatt (3 MW) project will be established in the same canal with the support of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), EMC director R. Harikumar said.
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