Sammakka Sagar Barrage
| Sammakka Sagar Barrage | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Sammakka Sagar Barrage |
| Country | India |
| Location | Thupakulagudem village, Eturnagaram mandal, Mulugu district, Telangana |
| Coordinates | 18°35′10″N 80°23′36″E / 18.58611°N 80.39333°E |
| Purpose | Multi-purpose |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | February 2017 |
| Opening date | June 2021 (Signifies date of water impounding, not yet formally inaugurated) |
| Construction cost | 2,121 Crores |
| Built by | Rithwik Projects Private Limited |
| Owner(s) | Government of Telangana |
| Operator(s) | Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage |
| Impounds | Godavari River |
| Height | 83 meters |
| Length | 1,132 meters |
| Spillways | 48 (Radial lift gates) |
| Spillway capacity | 8,50,000 Cusecs |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Sammakka Sagar |
| Total capacity | 6.94 TMC |
| Sammakka Sagar Hydro Electric Project | |
| Operator(s) | Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO) |
| Commission date | Proposed |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 10 Units of 24MW |
| Installed capacity | 240 MW |
| Annual generation | 786 MU (at 50% dependability) or 317 MU (at 90% dependability) |
Sammakka Sagar Barrage (or Thupakulagudem Barrage) is a barrage across Godavari River at Thupakulagudem Village, Eturnagaram Mandal, Mulugu District of Telangana State. It stabilizes the existing irrigated area of 2,51,310 Hectare under J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme and 3,04,000 hectares of Sriram Sagar Project stages I & II with 50 TMC of water. Another 50 TMC will be used for providing drinking water to villages en route.
Sammakka Sagar Hydro Electric Project has been planned for generation of 240MW (10 units of 24MW) through run-of-the-river generation. This hydro electric project is expected to be completed by Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO).