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Kulhal Power Plant (3x10 MW) 

The power station is located on the downstream of the Asan Barrage at a distance of 4.5 km on the power channel which takes off from the Asan Barrage. The power plant was commissioned in the year 1975. The surface Power House comprising 3 units of 10 MW each with Kaplan turbines is located on the power channel and the water from the tail race flows towards Khara power house in UP. The Power Station's Design Energy is 145 MU with a design head of 18 m.

Photograph of Asan barrage

The Kulhal power station is a low head scheme located on power channel with a design   discharge of 198 cum. 
The plant has shown improvements in generation over the years. The generation in 2004-05 was low owing to poor hydrology.               

The plants downtime has reduced and the Breakdown hours have reduced from 61 hours in 2003-04 to 4 hours in 2004-05.              
The improvements have been due to number of maintenance and safety initiatives under taken besides the repair of the under water parts. The long pending repair of the power channel between Asan Barrage and Kulhal power house were taken up in early 2005.

UJVNL has proposed for a KfW line of Credit from Germany for undertaking major M&U works in the power station estimated to cost Rs. 15 crore. The major M&U works to be taken up are :- 

i) Provision of Micro-processor based Governors, Static excitation equipments and On-line monitoring equipment.

ii) Modernization of Communication, Test & Control, Protection & Instrumentation, switchyard equipment, hydro mechanical equipment etc.

iii) Desilting of Asan Barrage.

iv) Improvement in the efficiency of Generators and Turbines.

The generation after the completion of M&U works would increase to 164 MU besides improving the availability of high value peak time energy due to increase in pondage at Asan Barrage after desilting. The works are expected to be completed by 2011.