QUESTION
Generation of electricity from river Ken, Madhya Pradesh : Need to know feasibility & costs on a small scale

Is it possible to generate electricity from the flow of a river ? What are the costs involved on a small scale. Could a causeway that currently rus across the river be used to facilitate the same? The river in question is the Ken in Madhya Pradesh with a width of 700m where the causeway exists.

The query has been raised by the area M.L.A, and is intended to generate responses regarding the suitability of utilizing the existing infrastructure to generate electricity from the flow of the river and also an estimate of the costs involved in the same. Comments on the feasibility of the same, examples of current or implemented projects are also welcome.

 

Lokendra Singh M.L.A

1/20 New Family quarters MLA rest house Bhopal

(Madhya Pradesh). Phone: 550184



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19 November 2009