Polavaram Project
| Polavaram Project | |
|---|---|
Polavaram Project circa Nov 2020 | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Polavaram, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 17°17′21″N 81°39′05″E / 17.28917°N 81.65139°E |
| Purpose | Hydroelectric, irrigation & water supply |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 2004 |
| Opening date | 2029 July (Expected) |
| Owner(s) | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Operator(s) | Andhra Pradesh |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete spill way (1128 m), Non over flow concrete dam (140 m) & Earth cum rock fill dam (2454 m) |
| Impounds | Godavari River |
| Height | 39.28 m (129 ft) up to top of earth dam above the lowest river bed. |
| Length | 3,722 m (12,211 ft) |
| Spillway type | Chute spillway |
| Spillway capacity | 3,600,000 cusecs at 140 ft msl |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Polavaram Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 194 tmcft at FRL 150 ft msl |
| Active capacity | 175 tmcft (above 25.4 m msl crest level of spillway) |
| Inactive capacity | 19 tmcft (below 25.4 m msl) |
| Catchment area | 307,800 km2 (118,800 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 600 km2 (230 sq mi) |
| Maximum water depth | 32.08 m at FRL 150 ft msl |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | APGENCO |
| Commission date | 2026 |
| Turbines | 12 × 80 MW Kaplan-type (left bank side) |
| Installed capacity | 960 MW (under construction) |
| Annual generation | 2.29 billion kWh |
| Website ppa | |
The Polavaram Project is an under-construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in the Eluru District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh, India. The project has been accorded National Project status by the Central Government of India. Its reservoir back water spreads up to the Dummugudem Anicut (i.e. approx 150 kilometres (93 mi) back from Polavaram dam on main river side) and approx 115 kilometres (71 mi) on the Sabari River side. Thus, back water spreads into parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States. Polavaram Hydroelectric Project (HEP) and National Waterway 4 are under construction on left side of the river. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) upstream of Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Rajamahendravaram City and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Rajahmundry Airport.