This 12 months, Ukai dam has seen era of 547.669 MU (Million Models) of electrical energy, marking an virtually 16% enhance from final 12 months’s 460.23 MU, by way of hydro-turbine models, officers mentioned. These models are activated when water is launched from the dam.
As per the information acquired from Ukai dam authorities, there are 4 hydro-turbine models within the dam, every with the capability to generate 75 MW (Mega Watt) of electrical energy. With one unit beneath upkeep, the dam authorities may run solely three models this season.
The hydro-turbine models get activated when water from the dam is launched immediately into the Tapi river, mentioned officers.
Within the present monsoon season, the dam authorities started switching on hydro models in June, and generated 30.100 MU (Million Models) of electrical energy in a month, decrease than final 12 months’s 38.55 MU. In July too, solely 0.58 MU electrical energy was generated as in opposition to final July’s 9.33 MU.
Nevertheless, in August, 135.92 MU was generated in opposition to 60.72 MU within the corresponding interval final 12 months.
In September, 106.25 MU of energy was generated in opposition to final 12 months’s 100 MU. Total, this monsoon season, that lasted until September, noticed 272.85 MU of electrical energy generated as in opposition to 208.6 MU in the identical interval in 2023.
Within the non-monsoon season, from January to Could, electrical energy generated by way of hydro-turbine models this 12 months stood at 274.819 MU in opposition to 251.63 MU in the identical interval final 12 months.
Sources mentioned that on Wednesday night, the water degree in Ukai stood at 345 toes, which is the hazard degree. The dam launched an influx of 16,388 cusecs; the identical quantity of water was launched into Tapi river.
Deputy Government engineer, Ukai dam, G S Kokani mentioned, “This 12 months, within the present monsoon season, the entire influx of water within the Ukai dam was over 12,500 MCM (Million Cubic Meter), whereas we’ve launched over 7700 MCM water immediately into the Tapi river to keep up the water degree within the dam… we predict the influx of water until the mid of October month.”
He mentioned, “Aside from the monsoon season, we discharge water immediately from Ukai to Kakrapar reservoir and likewise activate hydro-turbine models and generate electrical energy. With the beginning of the monsoon season, our first choice is to fill the water into the dam to make it full in order that it may be used all year long for irrigation, industries and consuming functions.”
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