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Ukai Dam Generates Highest Hydro Power in Five Years in 2025
The Ukai Dam made a lot of electricity from water in 2025!
It generated 541.467 million units of power.
This is the most electricity it has made in five whole years.
This happened because the monsoon season brought plenty of water starting in June.
The dam uses special machines to make electricity when it releases water.
These machines started working in September and stopped in November.
Even though they stopped, the dam still had enough water for people to drink and for farms.
The amount of water stored in the dam is almost at its highest level.
This shows that the dam is managing its water well for power, drinking, and farming.
Ukai Dam generated 541.467 million units (MU) of hydro power in 2025, its highest output in five years.
The dam's water stock is sufficient for irrigation, drinking water for Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), and industries.
Monsoon season, beginning June 18, 2025, contributed to water inflow, with initial storage at 314.63 feet.
Hydro power generation units, each 75 MW, operated from September 18 to November 9, 2025.
Power generation was halted on some days due to low water inflow during the mid-monsoon season.
- Who
- Ukai Dam officials
- What
- Generated 541.467 million units of hydro power, the highest in five years
- Where
- Ukai Dam
- When
- 2025
- Why
- Sufficient water stock from monsoon inflows allowed for maximum hydro power generation alongside irrigation and drinking water supply needs.
Key facts
- Hydro Power Generated
- 541.467 million units (MU)
- Year
- 2025
- Comparison
- Highest in the last five years
- Dam Officials
- Mayank Rathod, Deputy Executive Engineer
- Monsoon Start Date
- June 18, 2025
- Water Level on June 18, 2025
- 314.63 feet (3,111.44 MCM)
- Hydro Power Generation Start Date
- September 18, 2025
- Hydro Units Closed
- November 9, 2025
Quotes
Mayank Rathod
Ukai Dam Deputy Executive Engineer
“The water stock with the Ukai Dam is sufficient for the yearly requirements of irrigation, drinking purposes for SMC and Hazira industries. This year, 541.467 million units of power were generated through hydro power generation, which is the highest.”
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