World Power Plants

SERVALAR20 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

SERVALAR is a 20 MW hydro power plant in India, commissioned in 1986. It is operated in the state of Tamil Nadu and contributes 0.04% of India's total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. Ranked #211 of 261 hydro plants in India, SERVALAR's 20 MW represents a small fraction of the country's total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in India is the KOYNA COMPLEX, which has a capacity of 1,956 MW, making SERVALAR 97.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Muppandal Wind Farm (1,500 MW, Wind), NuPower Tirunelveli Wind Farm (150 MW, Wind), and KODAYAR-I&II (100 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tamil Nadu, approximately 700 km southwest of Chennai.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Location
8.6895°, 77.3048°

India, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,080. largest of 1,805 plants in India
  • #19,000 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,424 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Regional density

33 plants within 100 km, 12,080 MW combined

Nearest plant: PAPANASAM (6.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 8.689500, 77.304800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

SERVALAR is a hydro power plant producing approximately 70 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
India
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

IndiaEnergy Profile

1,805
Total Plants
513.9 GW
Total Capacity
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