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| name = Lower Mettur Hydroelectric Project
| name_official = Lower Mettur Hydroelectric Power Generation Project
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| location_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| status = O
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| opening = 1988
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| owner = [[Tamil Nadu|Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| dam_type = [[Barrage (dam)|Barrage]]
| purpose = Power
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| plant_commission = 1988
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| plant_turbines = 4 x 30 [[megawatt|MW]]
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'''Lower Mettur Hydroelectric Project''' is a [[hydropower]] generation project in the South Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a 120MW power generation project constructed across the [[Kaveri River]]. The project area is in the downstream of [[Mettur Dam]], hence it derives the name. This project consists of four power plants which are located between [[Mettur]] in [[Salem district]] and [[Bhavani, Erode]]. This power generation project is owned by [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] and operated by [[Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tangedco.gov.in/hydroerode.html|title=TNEB Hydro-generation - Erode|accessdate=22 December 2016|publisher=[[TNEB]]}}</ref>

==Power Plants==
This project involves a series of power plants each with [[Barrage (dam)|Barrage]] type [[Dam]], constructed across the [[River Kaveri]] to divert the stream to where the power house is located. It consists of four Barrages each of which receives water current in a serial manner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/41242|title= Lower Mettur Hydroelectric-I, II, III, IV Power plants in India|accessdate=22 December 2016|publisher=Global Energy Observatory}}</ref>
* '''Power Plant-I''' : Named as Chekkanur Barrage with Hydroelectric power generation capacity of 30MW. This Barrage has one powerhouse and two turbine units, each of 15MW production capacity.
* '''Power Plant-II''' : Named as Nerinjipettai Barrage with Hydroelectric power generation capacity of 30MW. This Barrage has one powerhouse on the western banks of the river and two turbines, each of 15MW Capacity.
* '''Power Plant-III''' : Named as Kuthiraikkalmedu Barrage with Hydroelectric power generation capacity of 30MW. This Barrage has one powerhouse on the western banks of the river and two turbines, each of 15MW Capacity.
* '''Power Plant-IV''' : Named as Urachikottai Barrage with Hydroelectric power generation capacity of 30MW. This Barrage has one powerhouse on the western banks of the river and two turbines, each of 15MW Capacity.

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[[Category:Erode district]]
[[Category:Salem district]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Tamil Nadu]]
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