Kumbhi  Power Project

LOCATION
1 State Maharashtra
2 Region Western                  Maharashtra
3 District Kolhapur
4 Taluka Gaganbavda
5 Village Lakmapur
6 Topo sheet no 47-H/15
7 Latitude

16° -31’-29”(N)

8 Longitude

73° -51’-49”(E)

9 River Kumbhi river
10 Basin Krishna Basin
11 Approach 100km  From warananagar
HYDROLOGY AND WATER PLANNING
1 Catchment area 21.20  Sq.km
2 Average annual rainfall 5407.54 mm
3 75% dependable yield 94.490 Mcum
4 Avg.annual yield  
5 Gross annual utilisation 84.290Mcum
6 Net utilasation 79.170 Mcum
7 Lake losses 5.12 Mcum
DAM & RESERVOIR
1 Gross stroage 76.880 Mcum
2 Dead stroage 0.384 Mcum
3 Live stroge 76.496 Mcum
CONTROLLING LEVELS
1 T.B.L 614.700 m
2 M.W.L(H.F.L) 612.700 m
3 F.R.L 612.200 m
4 M.D.D.L(Irrigation) 578.500 m
5 M.D.D.L(power) 593.600 m
6 River bed 572.120 m
7  T.W.L(Max) 573.600 m
8 T.W.L(Min) 572.600 m 
9 T.W.L(Avg) 573.100 m
10 Type of Dam Earthen dam
11 Length of Dam earthen 906m
12 Length of spillway masonary  
DETAILS OF IRRIGATION OUTLET
1 No of head regulator ONE
2 Location of head regulator  540m
3 Design discharge 10 Cumecs
4 Sill level of outlet 573.500 m
HYDRO POWER DETAILS INTAKE STRUCTURE
1 Location 540 m
2 Intake still level 578.50 m
3 Center line of penstock 579.50 m
4 At power house end 572.30 m
5 No of penstock ONE
6 Dia of penstock 2 m
7 Length of penstock 170.50m
8 Extended penstock length 20 m                                              Ex 'Y'piece
9 Thickness of plate 12.00 m
10 Designed discharge capacity 10.00 Cumecs
11 Emergency gate 3.2 x 2.5 m
POWER HOUSE,PLANT,SWITCHYARD
1 Location  20m From Y piece  
2 Powerhouse Size 12.0 x 9.0 m
3 No of units and installed capacity ONE x 2.5 MW
4 Maximum head(Net) 39.10m
5 Minimum head(Net) 20.80m
6 Design head 32m
7 Type of turbine Horizantal shaft              Francis
8 Design discharge of m/c 9.16 m'3/sec
9 Speed 428.60rpm
10 Center line of machine 573.80m
11 Service bay level 578.00m
12 Machine hall level 572.50m
13 Generation voltage 6.3 kv
14  Unit Generated @ 75% dependable yield 4.1474 Mus
15 D.T.Gate 3.5  x 2.2 
16 Switch yard 25 x 9 m
POWER TAIL CHANNEL
1 Bed width 4.50m
2 F.S.D 1.0m
3 Length 150m
4 Design discharge 10.00Cumecs
5 Bed gradient of TRC 0.388888889
6 Side slope 0.5 : 1
7 CBL of TRC @ start 572.6
8 CBL@ end