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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Moolamattam hydro power station <br />
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| image_caption = Moolamattom power house Switch yard view and area 5861<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| purpose = Hydroelectric<br />
| status = Completed<br />
| owner = [[Kerala State Electricity Board]]<br />
| plant_type = Hydro Power Plant<br />
| plant_capacity = 780 MW<br />
|website = [http://www.kseb.in Kerala State Electricity Board]<br />
| image =Moolamattom power house Switch yard view and area 5861.JPG<br />
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The '''Idukki Hydroelectric Project''' is the largest [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] project in [[Kerala]], India by the [[Kerala State Electricity Board]] with a capacity to generate 2398 million units of electricity annually. The power house of the project has been constructed at [[Moolamattom|Moolamattam]] in [[Arakkulam|Arakulam Gram Panchayat]] of [[Thodupuzha|Thodupuzha Taluk]] of [[Idukki district|Idukki District]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vellaram |first=Sandeep |date=2023-06-26 |title=Moolamattom power plant reduces power generation as storage level dips further |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/moolamattom-power-plant-reduces-power-generation-as-storage-level-dips-further/article67012192.ece |access-date=2023-08-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It is one of the largest underground hydroelectric power station 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 House is pumped through tunnels ([[Penstock|penstock pipes]]) near the pond level.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Naik |first=Prof Katta Narasimha Reddy, Prof E. Siva Nagi Reddy, Prof K. Krishna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ql_NEAAAQBAJ&dq=Moolamattom+power+plant&pg=PA469 |title=Kalyana Mitra: Volume 3 |date=2023-07-27 |publisher=Blue Rose Publishers |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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The water discharged from power station, reaches Thodupuzha river, which becomes full of water throughout the year due to this. The powerhouse is located underground at the foothills of Nadukani hill at a distance of 46 km from the [[Idukki Dam|Idukki dam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Periyar Basin Hydro Projects |url=https://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=714&lang=en |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=www.kseb.in}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pallivasal Hydro Electric Project]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Idukki district]]</div>Ajay Kumar