TEDA's turbine planned at Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is planning to install 5 KV Micro Water Turbines as part of a pilot project to produce hydel power from water falls, a top official has said. One site had been located in Theni district and four locations in Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore districts were under consideration, TEDA Deputy General Manager S M Vijayakumar said. The state had sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for project and the respective District Rural Development Agencies had been asked to locate the sites. The projects would come up in places where there was continuous flow of water, he said.