Governments are undertaking various projects for electricity. Special attention is being paid to wind, tidal and solar energy. Corridors are being established in many areas. Special arrangements are being made for power generation in Telangana as well. In the next few years, it is possible to get electricity from the beautiful hilly areas of Telangana. The state government is considering proposals from the private sector for setting up ‘off stream closed loop pumped storage’ power generation units that have less impact on the environment.
Key points of this project:
An off-stream closed loop pumped storage plant is proposed to be set up in the hills of Jhari village, Talamadu mandal, Adilabad district. While some of the basic works required in the project have already been completed, the state government has asked the irrigation authorities to submit a detailed feasibility report for the project. It is to be known whether the availability of water is especially related to power generation.
Rs. The project, estimated at over Rs 4,700 crore, is expected to produce 750 MW (4,545 MWh) of current. Among the major components of the project.. Construction of two storage tanks (each 845 m long) away from the source stream, for continuous cycling of the stored water is proposed in Dedra forest block.
The upper tank has a gross storage capacity of 0.381 tmcft. Its live storage is 0.320 tmcft while dead storage is 0.161 tmcft. Similarly the bottom tank is designed to hold 0.352 TMCFT. The live storage of this tank is 0.327 tmcft, the dead storage is less than 0.025 tmcft.
Mattayivagu project
A senior Irrigation Department official explained how electricity generation is done. First, water from Ruiyadi’s local hill stream will be pumped into the lower tank during monsoons. Available information indicates that there is plenty of water in the stream apart from the 0.57 TMC water required to fill the downstream Mattaiwagu project. “This is a simultaneous draw of 0.414 tmcft of water from Ruiyadi stream. Only a very small amount of water will be required in subsequent years to cover the losses due to evaporation,” the official pointed out.
Water from the lower tank is pumped to the upper tank during the day. From there the electricity is released in a stream to the generating turbine during peak demand. This type of project costs very little. According to the project concept information, the land required for the construction of two tanks and other ancillary units is 319.5 hectares. Out of this 212 hectares is forest land and 107.5 hectares is non-forest land.
Project completion in 3.5 years:
State and Central Forest Departments have granted permission to Greenco Energy Pvt Ltd to carry out the necessary surveys subject to the conditions prescribed by the Government. The estimated time to complete the project as per the proposed schedule is 3.5 years. Governments are of the opinion that off-stream closed loop power generation is preferable to on-stream process.
According to sources, the state government is also planning to create off-stream closed loop power generation near Swarna project in Sarangapur mandal of Nirmal district and Kumram Bheem project in Ifabad district. Both these areas are hilly areas. So.. If this project takes shape, the power generation in Telangana will definitely increase in the coming days.
