Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Tail Race Project

Introduction

Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Tail Race Project is situated across the river Cauvery in the Shimoga district of Karnataka.

The project is based on four power stations. Among them Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is the most famous. We will also shed light on other matter.

The Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project, famous powerhouse that has been operational since 1948. It has a capacity of 1474 MW and is expected to generate 113.6MWh of electricity per year, which was one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in India at that time. The Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project provides a small source of electricity for Karnataka.

That project was called the Krishna Rajendra Hydroelectric Project after the king of Mysore. Then the project was named after Mahatma Gandhi, who was the primary leader of the Indian independence Movement.

The project costing

The cost of the Mahatma Gandhi Hydro Electric  Tail Race Hydro Power Project is estimated to be Rs. 2,500 crores. The cost includes the cost of setting up the plant and machinery and the cost of construction of the dam and canals. The cost of electricity generated from the project is estimated to be Rs. 1,500 crores. The project is expected to generate 2,000 MW of power.

According to their estimates, that should not be much more than Rs. 5,000 crores (Rs. 500 crores more than what has already been sanctioned).

Salient features of the Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Tail Race Project

The project has 4 power-generating stations.

The project was commissioned in 8 phases. The first phase was commissioned on 07 December 2007 and the last phase was commissioned on 01 January 2013.