Nagarjunasagar Right Canal Power House

Nagarjunasagar Right Canal Power House is located in the Vijayapuri South of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. It has an approved capacity of 90 Megawatt and the installed capacity is also 90 Megawatt. The type of project is Hydel and its status is operational. The source of water for the generation of power in the hydroelectric power plant is from Krishna River. The hydroelectric basin of the power plant is East flowing rivers. The construction of the power plant is completed in 1990 and it starts functioning from 1990 onwards. The owner and controller of the hydroelectric power station is Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited.

The beneficiary states of hydro power plant are Andhra Pradesh and its neighbouring states. The Net Maximum Head of power plant is 34/9.4. There are three turbines in functional and the type of turbine used is Kaplan. The Turbine Manufacturer of hydroelectric power plant is Boving-UK and the Generator Manufacturer of power plant is General Electric-UK. The Unit Sizes of the power plant is 90 Megawatt (3 units x 30 MW). There are 3 units in Operational and are having 30 Megawatt each. The both of Unit 1 and Unit 2 are commissioned in 1983 and the Unit 3 is commissioned in 1990.

How to Reach:

Nagarjunasagar Right Canal Power House is located in the Vijayapuri South of Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. You can arrive this hydroelectric power station via Road, Rail or Air. By Road, you would get regular buses and taxi services to the power station from the nearest cities or town. Macherla railway station which is around 24 Kilometers away from NagarjunaSagar is the nearest well-connected railway station.

Project Details:

• Power House Name – Nagarjunasagar Right Canal Power House

• Commission Date –

• Approved Capacity in MW – 90 Megawatt

• Installed Capacity in MW – 90 Megawatt

• Type of Project – Hydel

• Status - Operational

• Water Source – Krishna

• Basin – Krishna

• Hydroelectric Basin – East Flowing Rivers

• Structure Type - Dam

• Construction Completion –1990

• Owner – Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited

• Address – Vijayapuri South - 522439, Guntur District

• District – Guntur

• State – Andhra Pradesh

• Contact Number – 040-23321774

• Fax – 040-23307766

• Email - contactus@apgenco.gov.in

• Website – apgenco.gov.in

• Beneficiary States/ Union Territories – Andhra Pradesh and its neighbouring states

• Net Maximum/ Minimum Head (m) – 34/9.4

• No of Turbines – 3

• Turbine Type - Kaplan

• Turbine Manufacturer – Boving-UK

• Generator Manufacturer – General Electric-UK

• No of Penstock - 3

• Unit Sizes – 90 Megawatt (3 units x 30 MW)

• Units Operational – 3

• Units Commissioned – Unit 1 and Unit 2 commissioned in 1983 and Unit 3 in 1990.