The State government has given the go-ahead for deploying five hydrokinetic turbines in the Left Bank canal of the Moolathara regulator in Palakkad district.
The project is part of an initiative of the Energy Management Centre, Kerala (EMC), which is the State-designated agency for the enforcement of the Energy Conservation Act, for trying out hydrokinetic energy turbines in irrigation channels.
The Water Resources department, which manages the Moolathara regulator, has approved the proposal on condition that the turbines and allied infrastructure do not hinder water flow.
