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{{Infobox dam
| name = Kakkad Hydro Electric Project
| name_official =
| image_caption = The dam as viewed from near the visitor center
| location_map_caption = Pathanamthitta
| coordinates =
| country = [[India]]
| purpose = Hydroelectric
| status = Completed
| construction_began = 1999
| owner = [[Kerala State Electricity Board]]
| plant_type = Hydro Power Plant
| plant_capacity = 50 MW (2 x 25 MW)
|website = [http://www.kseb.in Kerala State Electricity Board]
| image =
}}

The '''Kakkad Hydroelectric Power Plant''' is located near [[Seethathode]], in the [[Pathanamthitta district]] of the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. It is operated by the [[Kerala State Electricity Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kakkad_Hydroelectric_Project_JH01238|title=Kakkad Hydroelectric Project JH01238 -|website=india-wris.nrsc.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref>

This hydropower plant has a design capacity of 50 [[Watt#MWe|MWe]]. It has 2 turbines, commissioned in 1998 and 1999.

==Features==

The project is in the second stage of development. The installed capacity is 50 MW (2 x 25MW). This scheme utilizes the tail race water from Sabarigiri power station and water from the [[Moozhiyar Dam|Moozhiyar]] and Velluthode rivers. Two dams store water for the powerhouse. The main reservoir is on the Moozhiyar. The second reservoir is formed by the [[Veluthodu dam]], across the Velluthode river. After generating power, water is released to the [[Kakkattar|Kakkad River]]. [[Allunkal Dam|Ullunkal]] and Karikkayam power stations use this water for power generation and then release it into the [[Maniyar Dam|Maniyar reservoir]] for power generation at the Maniyar power station.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Kerala hydropower station
! Attribute !! Value
|-
|State Name||Kerala
|-
|District||Pathanamthitta
|-
|River||Moozhiyar, Veluthodu /Pamba
|-
|Basin Name||West flowing rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari
|-
|Hydro Elec Region||Southern HE Region
|-
|Total Installed Capacity (MW)||50
|-
|Type of Project||Hydroelectric Powerplant
|-
|Project Status||Completed
|-
|Project Owner Type||Government
|-
|Owner Name||Kerala State Electricity Board
|-
|Inter Basin Project||No
|-
|Project Sharing||None
|-
|Inter State Agreement- (Ratio like 50:50)
|-
|International Sharing||None
|}

==Related projects==
*Kakkad Power House
*[[Upper Moozhiyar Dam]]
*Upper Moozhiyar Spillway Dam
*Veluthoda Forebay (Kakkad) Dam
* [[Moolamattom hydro power station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43256 [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) license].
* http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kakkad_Hydroelectric_Project_JH01238
* https://web.archive.org/web/20180419021140/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kakkad_Hep_Power_House_PH01245
* http://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=717&lang=en{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15gYl0vntP4

[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Kerala]]
[[Category:Pamba River]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Pathanamthitta district]]

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