PENNA AHOBILAM RESERVOIR POWER HOUSE (2 x 10 MW)
Penna Ahobilam powerhouse is located at Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir, which is constructed across Tungabhadra high Level Canal in Anantapur District.
Salient features:
- Location : PABR Dam, Urvakonda (Mandal), Anantapur (Dist) A.P. 40 Km from Ananthapur
- Category : Canal PH
- Capacity : 2 x 10 MW
- River : PENNAR
- Dam : Penna Ahobilam Balancing
- Annual Energy Potential : 50 MU
- Designed Capacity : 20 MW (50 MU P.A)
- Reservoir : PABR
- Catchment Area : 6165 Sq. Km (2420 Sq Miles)
- Max. flood discharge : 4596 cusecs (1,62,300 cusecs)
- Live Storage : 10.77 TMC
- Gross Storage : 11.10 TMC
- Generation per TMC : 1.374 MU
- Design Head : 42.67
- Gross head Max./ Min : 44.63
- Net Head Max. / Min : 43.11
- Full Reservoir level (FRL) : 443 mts.
- Min. Draw Down Level (MDDL) : 419.5 mts
- Tail Race water level for : 399.29
- Design Disch. Through Machine : 2000 cuses (1000 cuses each m/c)
Commissioning details:
Unit – 1 : 10.01.1994
Unit – 2 : 23.01.1994
Technical:
1. Turbine
a) Type : KAPLAN, VERTICAL
b) Make : BHEL - BHOPAL
c) Net Head : 43.11 Mts.
d) Rated Output : 10 MW
e) Normal Speed : 300
f) Runway speed : 450
g). Disc. Through Machine : 1000 cusecs
2. Generator
a) Type : Salient Pole, HGS 400/65 – 20 D
b) Make : BHEL - Bhopal
c) Rated Voltage : 11000 Volts
d) Rated Out put : 10 MW
e) Current : 617 Amps :
f) Speed : 300 RPM
g). Power Factor : 0.85 Lag