Moolamattom hydro power station

The Moolamattom hydro power station is the power house of the Kerala State Electricity Board's Idukki Hydroelectric Project , the largest hydroelectric project in Kerala, India, with a capacity to generate 2398 million units of electricity annually. Located on the banks of Muvattupuzha River at Moolamattam in Arakulam Gram Panchayat of Thodupuzha Taluk eof Idukki district,^[1] it is one of the largest underground hydroelectric power stations in India. The power house has an installed capacity of 780 MW. In the three dams of this hydroelectric project, the water needed to generate electricity at the Moolamattam power station is pumped through tunnels (penstock pipes) near the pond level.^[2]

Moolamattam hydro power station
Moolamattom power house Switch yard view and area 5861
Country	India
Coordinates	9.7887°N 76.8598°E / 9.7887; 76.8598
Purpose	Hydroelectric
Status	Completed
Owner(s)	Kerala State Electricity Board
Power Station
Type	Hydro Power Plant
Installed capacity	780 MW
Website Kerala State Electricity Board

The water discharged from the power station reaches the Thodupuzha River (a tributary of Muvattupuzha river) which becomes full of water throughout the year due to this. The power house is located underground in the foothills of Nadukani hill, at a distance of 46 km from the Idukki dam.^[3]

See also

• Pallivasal Hydro Electric Project