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|image_caption        = Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project<br />దిగువ జురాల జలవిద్యుత్ కేంద్రం
|name_official        = {{lang|te|దిగువ జురాల జలవిద్యుత్ కేంద్రం}} <br /> Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project
|dam_crosses          =[[Krishna River]]
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|location             = Mulamalla Village, [[Jogulamba Gadwal district]], [[Telangana]]
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|construction_began   = 13 November 2008
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| cost                 = Est Rs.1474.83 Crores
| status               = UC
|purpose              = P
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| location_map         = India Telangana#India
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| coordinates          = {{coord|16|18|47|N|77|46|38|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| plant_name            = Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project
| plant_operator       = [[Telangana Power Generation Corporation|TSGENCO]]
| plant_commission     = Unit-1 29 December 2013<br /><ref>{{cite web|title= Telangana - Projects under construction|url=http://tsgenco.telangana.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=7&oId=16&id=4|publisher=Telangana Power Generation Corporation|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref><br />
Unit-2 10 January 2014<br />
Unit-3 28 July 2016<br />
Unit-4 28 July 2016<br />
Unit-5 September 2016<br />
Unit-6 September 2016
| plant_decommission   =
| plant_type           = R
| plant_turbines       = 6 x {{convert|40|MW|abbr=on}} pelton turbines<ref>{{cite web|title= Projects under Execution - Lower Jurala, India |url=http://www.alstom.com/power/about-us/projects-under-execution/lowerjurala/|publisher=Alstom technologies|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref>
| plant_capacity       = {{convert|240|MW|abbr=on}}
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| website              = http://tsgenco.telangana.gov.in/
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'''Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:{{lang|te|లోయర్ జూరాల జలవిద్యుత్ ప్రాజెక్ట్}}) is a major on-going Hydro Electric Project near Mulamalla Village, Atmakur Mandal, [[Jogulamba Gadwal district]], [[Telangana]].  The project construction was started in 2008, planned to completed it by 2014. But due to the delay it may completed by end of 2015. There will be 6 units, each can produce 40 MW power. The first unit was synchronized in December 2013 and the second unit was synchronized in January 2014 and connected to the grid.

Due to the quality issues in gates, along with units 1&2,unit-3 nearing erection completion and assemblies in various stages were inundated on 30 July 2014 late night flood water released from [[Jurala Project]].

Units 3 and 4 were commissioned and declared of commercial operation of 40 MW each unit on 28 July 2016 confirmed by Mr. Venkata Rajam, COD Hydel,  Telangana State Genco.

==See also==
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* [[List of hydroelectric power station failures]]

==References==
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==External links==
* http://tsgenco.telangana.gov.in/
* http://www.varksengineers.com/ongoing.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130531061601/http://www.cea.nic.in/archives/hydro/proj_mon/proj_status/jun12.pdf
* http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/jurala-power-project/article6266917.ece
* http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ts-genco-commissions-unit-34-of-lower-jurala-hydroelectric-project/article8928676.ece

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[[Category:2014 establishments in Telangana]]
[[Category:Dams in Telangana]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Telangana]]


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